A subdiscipline of physical anthropology that uses the characteristics of bone structure to determine the identity of human remains and present those findings in a court of law.
A biological profile is a set of characteristics that an individual possessed while alive that can also be determined from their remains.
The “big four” elements that make up a biological profile are
Age
Geographic ancestry
Sex
Stature (height while alive)
Dental Development
Observation of stage of tooth formation
Deciduous teeth=“baby teeth”
Permanent teeth usually erupt around age six
Use charts that list the timetables for formation of deciduous and permeant teeth
Epiphyseal Fusion
As an individual develops there is a fusion of the diaphysis (shaft) and
A biological profile is a set of characteristics that an individual possessed while alive that can also be determined from their remains.
The “big four” elements that make up a biological profile are
Age
Geographic ancestry
Sex
Stature (height while alive)
Dental Development
Observation of stage of tooth formation
Deciduous teeth=“baby teeth”
Permanent teeth usually erupt around age six
Use charts that list the timetables for formation of deciduous and permeant teeth
Epiphyseal Fusion
As an individual develops there is a fusion of the diaphysis (shaft) and