FORENSIC
ANTHROPOLOGY
CASS THOMPSON
Forensic Anthropology
• Skeletal anatomy
• What bones show
• Questions about
skeletal remains
Skeletal anatomy
• a. 206 bones
• b. Man = 12 lbs
woman = 10 lbs
What bones show
• a. How person lived
• b. Debilitation illnesses (rickets, polio,
healed fractures)
• c. Right handed or left handed
• d. Clues to occupation
Questions about skeletal
remains
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Age of person at time of death
Sex of person (skull and pelvis)
Race
Height
Age
Sex
Race