Introduction & history

Question 1

What is forensic anthropology?

Answer 1

Forensic anthropology is a sub-discipline of biological
anthropology
Forensic anthropologists are experts in human skeletal
anatomy, growth, and development

Question 2

Alphone Bertillon

Answer 2

1870, applied the anthropological technique of anthropometry to law enforcement

Developed the method of taking mug shots used to register prisoners and which is still used

Question 3

Sir Francis Galton

Answer 3

Other than his contribution to fingerprint classification
he is also know for his early work on biometrics as well
as his support of the Eugenics

Question 4

Carolus Linnaeus

Answer 4

1735
Idea of man as an animal- Homo sapiens
His writings on the classification of
man forms the basis of the modern
system racism and which became
the fundamental views in early
physical anthropology

Question 5

Johann Friedrich
Blumenbach

Answer 5

He pioneered studies on human ‘racial’ variation.

Measured craniums and human anatomy

Proposed ‘5 major races of humanity’

Question 6

Thomas Dwight

Answer 6

He researched methods for:
* Determining age , height
& sex from the sternum
* Estimating stature
without the long bones
* Determining age
at death from the suture
closures
* Estimating sex from the
long bone joints