NamUs Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report
Date Published
January 2025
Publication Type
Report (Annual/Periodic)
Agencies
NIJ
Forensic anthropology
An Interdisciplinary Review of the Thanatomicrobiome in Human Decomposition
Date Published
2019
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Description,
Literature Review
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Optimizing the Analysis of DNA from Burned Bone Using Ancient DNA Techniques
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
A Virtual Anthropological Approach to the Study of Commingled Human Remains
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Overview of Forensic Anthropology
Forensic anthropologists examine skeletal human remains to assess age at death, sex, stature, and ancestry; identify injuries; and estimate the time since death to provide investigators with information that can assist in identifying a decedent.
Forensic odontologists examine the development, anatomy, and any restorative dental corrections of the teeth, such as fillings or extractions, to make a comparative identification of a person.
Bones and teeth are...
Skeletal Trauma in Forensic Anthropology: Improving the Accuracy of Trauma Analysis and Expert Testimony
Date Published
January 2024
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Learning from Our Casework: The Forensic Anthropology Database for Assessing Methods Accuracy
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Report (Study/Research)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Off-season of Dental Cementum Investigations. A Critical Appraisal of Season-of-death Prediction in Medico-legal Investigations
Date Published
August 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Advancing Justice for the Missing and Unidentified Through Research - 2024 NIJ Research Conference
September 2024
Forensic science research is developing essential knowledge to fill in the holes in death investigations, creating new ways to identify challenging skeletal remains. These methods inform cause of death, time of death, and familial relationships to guide investigations, identify suspects, support prosecutions, and bring justice to families.
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Estimation of Sex Assigned at Birth Using Dental Crown and Cervical Measurements in a Modern Global Sample
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Microscopic Characteristics of Skeletal Trauma
15PNIJ-24-GG-03844-MUMU
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$691,362
MOSAIC: Unifying Methods of Sex, Stature, Affinity, & Age for Identification through Computational Standardization
15PNIJ-24-GG-03840-NIJB
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$2,062,069
Stature Estimation Equations for Modern American Indians in the American Southwest
Date Published
August 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Enhancing Equitable Forensic Identification: An Evaluation of Pelvic Morphology for Parity Detection and Age Estimation in Unidentified Skeletal Remains
15PNIJ-24-GG-01579-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$180,000
A Multi-Method Genetic, Craniometric, and Isotopic Approach to Estimating Geographic Origin of Unidentified Latinx Remains
15PNIJ-24-GG-01578-RESS
Open
Funding First Awarded
2024
$180,000
Reassociation of Skeletal Remains Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Date Published
June 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Over-citation of Daubert in Forensic Anthropology
Date Published
January 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Sequence-based Population Structure, Relatedness, and Inbreeding Estimates for Forensic Autosomal STR Markers
Date Published
March 2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
The Over-citation of Daubert in Forensic Anthropology
Date Published
2024
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
ICPUTRD: Image Cloud Platform for Use in Tagging and Research on Decomposition
Date Published
December 2023
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Highlighting Significant NIJ Forensic Science Investments: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Site Visit
Date Published
February 2024
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Highlighting Significant NIJ Forensic Science Investments: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Site Visit
Date Published
February 13, 2024
Use of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Genetic Genealogy in Investigations
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Webinar
Registration Status
Not Required