Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

Question 1

what are the three areas in forensic anthropology ?

Answer 1

forensic osteology (study skeleton)
forensic taphonomy (study of decomposition and environmental modification)
forensic archeology (controlled collection of human remains)

Question 2

what is forensic anthropology ?

Answer 2

study of human skeletal remains resulting from unexplained deaths

Question 3

what’s PMI?

Answer 3

post mortem interval

Question 4

what do forensic anthropologists do?

Answer 4

1. assist in search and recovery of human remains
2. determine if remains are human and require forensic investigation
3. examine skeletal and decomposed remains to help identify an individual
4. assess traumas that provide evidence to cause of death