Transcript Forensic Anthropologist

Forensic Anthropologist
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Howard Towne
&
Robin King
What Forensic Anthropologist Do?
They ask:
• Who is it?
• What happened?
Creat a biological
Profile:
• Gender
• Age
• Ancestry
• Stature
Tools of the trade
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Rulers & Calipers for measuring
Reconstructing a face with
Software or Clay
http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/images/BioArch/Bone_xray.jpg
X-ray machine
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What the can find out from skulls
Determine Race by nose structure
Determine Age by skull shape and
growth structures
Determine Gender
by skull features
science.marshall.edu/.../Introduction+to+Forensic+Science+Lecture+8+Ant.ppt
http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/forensics/11-forensic_anthropology/skeletal_analysis_worksheet.htm
What the can find out from Pelvis
Determining Gender by angles, size and shape of hipbone
http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/forensics/11-forensic_anthropology/skeletal_analysis_worksheet.htm
Skeletal Age
Skeletal age can be determined by
looking at the following:
-sutures of the skull
-teeth
-ribs
-vertebrae
-growth areas of the
long bones: epiphyses
www.physiostuff.com/Product-Basic-Skeleton
Teeth
Incisors →Canines→Molars
Older person’s teeth:
Worn Down/Missing
Sutures of the Skull
Young child: Bones - OPEN.
Age Seven - all bones have
finished growing.
www.chaos.co.za/anthropology/lad/index.html
Ribs
Older - Front Part - Bony Spikes.
Vertebrae
Older - Bony Spikes
This starts at 40 years of
age.
www.chaos.co.za/anthropology/lad/index.html
Epiphyseal Fusion
Fusion of bone ends (epiphysis) to bone shaft
(metaphysis) indicates age.
Figure 1
-Lines of cartilage between the bone and the epiphyses.
-Lines are very clear on a person going through puberty.
Figure 2
-No visible lines of cartilage
-Epiphyses have fully joined
-Person is out of puberty and into adulthood
Figure 1.
Figure 2.
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/osteo/forensics/index.html
Sources
Colorado State University: Forensic Anthropology [Internet]. 2008. [accessed 2009 June 19]. Available
from:
http://www.wadsworth.com/anthropology_d/special_features/forensics/forensics_index/
Analysis of Skeletal Remains – Worksheet [Internet]. 2006. [accessed 2009 June 19]. Available from:
http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/forensics/11-forensic_anthropology/skeletal_analysis_worksheet.htm
Kutztown University: Forensic Anthropology [Internet]. 2004. [accessed 2009 June 19]. Available from:
http://www.anthro4n6.net/forensics/
Life After Death [Internet]. [accessed 2009 June 19]. Available from:
http://www.chaos.co.za/anthropology/lad/index.html
Epiphyseal Fusion [Internet]. [accessed 2009 June 19]. Available from:
http://library.med.utah.edu/kw/osteo/forensics/index.html