Figurative Meaning Of Anthropology

The figurative meaning tells us that they are trying to make a face for the person's skull but they are trying to match the skull to a person in their records. One example is on page 33 where it says, “The forensic anthropologist looks for identifying marks on bones, such as healed breaks, fractures, surgical marks, amputations, bone disease and abnormalities, and arthritis.” Another example is on page 35 where it says “some of the features were quite different from an African American,” hinting that the skull can help show race. The last thing that I found is that “Investigators also look for surgical appliances such as pacemakers, artificial hips, false teeth, and metal plates and pins.”
The literal meaning tells us that they are actually