Deadly Signs of the Past
A notched incisor in a Victorian skull reads to a forensic anthropologist as Hutchinson's teeth: the permanent dental record of congenital syphilis written in…
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Reading Age from the Skull: Cranial Sutures and What Forensic Anthropology Can Actually Deliver
Cranial suture closure is one of the most debated methods in forensic anthropology. A forensic anthropologist examines what the Meindl-Lovejoy method can honestly deliver,…
The Skull in the Garden: Hidden Corpses Unveiling Centuries-Old Secrets and Why Modern Forensics Brings the Truth to Light
A Bavarian pool project unearthed a human skull with perimortem gunshot trauma. Radiocarbon dating, AMS, and the bomb pulse show how physics separates archaeology…
Identity According to Schwarzfischer in Percentages: A Scientific Overview
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Friedrich Schwarzfischer (1921 to 2004) was a pioneering figure in forensic anthropology and human genetics in Germany. His…
The Controversial Term “Human Race”: A Historical Perspective
The term "human race" has always been controversial. Historically, various "races" were categorized based on external characteristics such as skin color and skull shape.…
DNA and Forensic Anthropology: A Symbiotic Duo in Criminology
How DNA phenotyping and forensic image analysis narrow investigations without naming suspects, illustrated by the Baton Rouge serial killer case and German Section 81e…