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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

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NIJ-Sponsored

Optimizing the Analysis of DNA from Burned Bone Using Ancient DNA Techniques

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

A Virtual Anthropological Approach to the Study of Commingled Human Remains

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Use of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Genetic Genealogy in Investigations

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National Center on Forensics

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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)

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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)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Postmortem CT Scans Supplement and Replace Full Autopsies

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

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

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Evaluate Microscopic Characteristics of Skeletal Trauma

15PNIJ-24-GG-03844-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2024

$691,362

Stature Estimation Equations for Modern American Indians in the American Southwest

Date Published

August 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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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)

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NIJ-Sponsored

The Over-citation of Daubert in Forensic Anthropology

Date Published

January 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Sequence-based Population Structure, Relatedness, and Inbreeding Estimates for Forensic Autosomal STR Markers

Date Published

March 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

The Over-citation of Daubert in Forensic Anthropology

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

ICPUTRD: Image Cloud Platform for Use in Tagging and Research on Decomposition

Date Published

December 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Highlighting Significant NIJ Forensic Science Investments: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Site Visit

Date Published

February 2024

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NIJ-Sponsored

Use of Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Genetic Genealogy in Investigations

Event Dates

August 10, 2023

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Registration Status

Not Required

Discoveries From the Forensic Anthropology Data Base: Modern American Skeletal Change & the Case of Amelia Earhart

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Historical Overview

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NIJ-Sponsored

An Admixture Approach to Trihybrid Ancestry Variation in the Philippines With Implications for Forensic Anthropology

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Assessing the Potential of Ilium Outlines, Greater Sciatic Notch Metrics, and Indices of Pubic/Ischial Length for Subadult Sex Estimation

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored