Description
Examination of skeletal human remains to assess age at death, sex, stature, and ancestry; identify injuries; and estimate the time since death provide investigators with information that can assist in identifying a decedent. In addition, examination of the development, anatomy, and any restorative dental corrections of the teeth, such as fillings or extractions can help comparative identification of a person. NIJ funds research to improve the technologies, techniques, and application of forensic anthropology and forensic odontology.
On this page, find links to articles, awards, events, publications, and multimedia related to forensic anthropology and odontology.
Awards
Publications and Grant Reports
- Exploring Cranial Growth Patterns from Birth to Adulthood for Forensic Research and Practice
- Reevaluating skeletal sex estimation practices in forensic anthropology
- Study of Pelvic Growth and Development Through Examination of Interlandmark Distances and Geometric Morphometric Analyses: Implications for Subadult Skeletal Sex and Age Estimation