Recent advances in forensic anthropology

Abstract

Forensic Anthropology is a dynamic field that continues to evolve with new research and augmented experience through case applications. The primary components of forensic anthropology (recovery, determination of human status, age at death, sex, ancestry, stature, and time since death, identification and assessment of evidence of foul play) all have advanced in recent years. The nature of this advancement reflects sustained research initiatives, growing numbers of scholars involved in the field, professionalization and the close link between forensic anthropology and the larger academic field of physical anthropology