The Forensic Anthropolgist by Diane Yancey by Kemoya Maine https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij en-us 2017-01-03 17:05:19 UTC 2023-03-28 10:15:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/145123190 2017-01-03 17:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/145123190 Forensic Anthropologist help indentify unknown bodies or body parts and skeletal remains, providing facts such as estimated time of death and determination of ante-, peri-and postmortem truama. 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/147587642 2017-01-17 16:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/147587642 When bone experts are not in the field, they can be found in the laboratory studing human remains. They look for murder weapons, hair, DNA to tie the killer to the crime. Its where modern science and space-age technology comes face-to-face to transform clues into hard evidence. 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/147592055 2017-01-17 16:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/147592055 One way you can determine a victim's age is by analyzing the skull if it's available. You can also use the teeth to tell their age. For example, if they are deciduous, baby teeth, the victim was liekly younger than five. If only the permanent incisors and first molars have erupted, the victim was about six or seven years old. 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/147593739 2017-01-17 16:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/147593739 Determining Gender 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/147599650 The lower jaw is curved in males but straight in females. The female pelvis is wider than the male pelvis, and the sciatic notch is broader in females than in males.]]> 2017-01-17 16:49:40 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/147599650 U.S. Murders by Weapon 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/147608130 2017-01-17 17:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/147608130 Historical Developments 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149214377 Since the 13th century, medical examiners have sought to determine the causes of deaths and to solve crimes. Given that a death can be natural, accidental, homicide, suicide, or undetermined, forensic science has been greatly aided by developments in modern chemistry, toxicology, andphotography, so with Forensic anthropology it is either to come to a conclusion about one's death. ]]> 2017-01-25 03:17:02 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149214377 Investigation 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149214629 Forensic anthropologists may work with bodies in a variety of conditions, including as mummies, piles of bones, decomposed bodies,  and charred remains. Investigations often begin with a ground search team using cadaver dogs or a low-flying plane to locate a missing body or skeleton.
]]> 2017-01-25 03:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149214629 How to determined if they're young or old? 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149295820 In Children: A baby's bones begin to grow in the womb. At birth, the skeleton is partially formed. Many bones are still in "parts." The ends (epiphyses) and bony shafts (diaphyses) of long bones form separately in the womb. At birth, the ends of the long bones are mainly cartilage, with centers of bone beginning to form inside. As a child grows, the shafts get longer, and bone gradually replaces the cartilage epiphyses. Through the growing years, a layer of cartilage (the growth plate) separates each epiphyses from the bone shaft.

 
Clavicle.  Image courtesy of: Smithsonian Institution
Between 17 and 25 years, normal growth stops. The development and union of separate bone parts is complete. At this point, you and your skeleton are as tall as you are going to get - with many fewer bone parts than you started with!

]]> 2017-01-25 13:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149295820 In Adult 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149296732 Skeletons record an adult's age in several ways. The surfaces of the cranium, pubic bones, and rib ends hold clues. At the microscopic level, investigators can see the bone "remodeling" that takes place throughout life, as well as age-related bone breakdown.


]]> 2017-01-25 13:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149296732 Finding the Evidence 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149298525 Scientists find answers about people and events in bones and teeth. This skeletal evidence, together with written and cultural records, unlocks a new, more intimate way to look at the past, and introduces us to actual people who made history. Like detectives, forensic anthropologists and archaeologists gather as much evidence as possible. For each set of remains, they assemble a case file. Documenting a skeleton's discovery and recovery requires careful observation, patience, and hard work.]]> 2017-01-25 13:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149298525 Definitions 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149299654 Forensic Anthropology: Forensic anthropology is the examination of human skeletal remains for law enforcement agencies to determine the identity of unidentified bones.

Epiphyses: The end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft. 

Postmortem Trauma: The time something occurs after one's death. ]]> 2017-01-25 13:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149299654 3147356 https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149302009 2017-01-25 13:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/3147356/soa693fer1ij/wish/149302009