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Journal of forensic …, Jan 1, 2008
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The skeleton serves two primary functions: it pro-vides biomechanical support and protection of s... more The skeleton serves two primary functions: it pro-vides biomechanical support and protection of soft tissue; and it plays a key role in mineral homeostasis. Skeletal health can be affected by a number of fac-tors, including genetics, lifestyle, demographic char-acteristics, and ...
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The period during which our human ancestors evolved is miniscule in relation to the evolutionary ... more The period during which our human ancestors evolved is miniscule in relation to the evolutionary record of all living things. However, the speed with which the human species changed is unique among animals. This article reviews basic evolutionary forces as well as the timeline from the first appearance of early hominids through the modern age. The distinctive feature of human evolution is the combination of biology and culture that characterizes human adaptation. Presumably, the need for specific skeletal characteristics (e.g., size, shape, density) changed as early hominids experienced major shifts in adaptation. These shifts include expansion from the tropics to a wide range of environments; transition from hunting and gathering to food production; change from physically active lifestyles to relative sedentism; and increase in life expectancy. These changes can be related in some ways to the modern problem of osteoporosis. An understanding of man's evolutionary past holds important lessons and provides insight into safeguarding this aspect of health as man moves into the new millennium.
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The skeleton of an adult man, recovered from an eighteenth century French fort site in Indiana, e... more The skeleton of an adult man, recovered from an eighteenth century French fort site in Indiana, exhibited a series of sharp force wounds. The lesions, three cranial and one postcranial, had apparently been made by a heavy metal instrument similar to one of the European ax heads discovered elsewhere at the site. In this paper we describe the wounds, argue that the instrument used to create them was a European ax, and offer the opinion that the manner of death in this case was homicide.
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Journal of Forensic Sciences, Feb 1, 2009
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In bioarchaeology, establishing biological affinity elucidates crucial historical processes, incl... more In bioarchaeology, establishing biological affinity elucidates crucial historical processes, including migration patterns. Methods also exist for estimating population affinity of individual specimens—a process that is often useful in forensic anthropology. The assessment of ancestry, like the estimation of age, sex, and stature, is typically an expected component of a biological profile provided to law enforcement by a forensic anthropologist. Unlike sex, age and stature, however, ancestry estimation is fraught with misunderstanding, misuse, and controversy. Underlying any discussion of the assessment of ancestry and its value to forensic anthropology is the concept of race. In this chapter, we discuss the relationship between race and ancestry estimation in forensic anthropology, discuss the methods developed by anthropologists to determine ancestry, and finally address some relevant philosophical and ethical issues.
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Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism, 2002
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Journal of forensic …, Jan 1, 2008
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The period during which our human ancestors evolved is miniscule in relation to the evolutionary ... more The period during which our human ancestors evolved is miniscule in relation to the evolutionary record of all living things. However, the speed with which the human species changed is unique among animals. This article reviews basic evolutionary forces as well as the timeline from the first appearance of early hominids through the modern age. The distinctive feature of human evolution is the combination of biology and culture that characterizes human adaptation. Presumably, the need for specific skeletal characteristics (e.g., size, shape, density) changed as early hominids experienced major shifts in adaptation. These shifts include expansion from the tropics to a wide range of environments; transition from hunting and gathering to food production; change from physically active lifestyles to relative sedentism; and increase in life expectancy. These changes can be related in some ways to the modern problem of osteoporosis. An understanding of man's evolutionary past holds important lessons and provides insight into safeguarding this aspect of health as man moves into the new millennium.
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In bioarchaeology, establishing biological affinity elucidates crucial historical processes, incl... more In bioarchaeology, establishing biological affinity elucidates crucial historical processes, including migration patterns. Methods also exist for estimating population affinity of individual specimens—a process that is often useful in forensic anthropology. The assessment of ancestry, like the estimation of age, sex, and stature, is typically an expected component of a biological profile provided to law enforcement by a forensic anthropologist. Unlike sex, age and stature, however, ancestry estimation is fraught with misunderstanding, misuse, and controversy. Underlying any discussion of the assessment of ancestry and its value to forensic anthropology is the concept of race. In this chapter, we discuss the relationship between race and ancestry estimation in forensic anthropology, discuss the methods developed by anthropologists to determine ancestry, and finally address some relevant philosophical and ethical issues.
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