Forensic anthropology is the study of human remains – usually skeletal remains – to help with criminal investigations. If anyone can answer the question “What is forensic anthropology?” it’s Dr. Ann ...

Introduction -- "Some bones have been found" -- Setting the scene -- Scenario one -- Scenario two -- Key points to remember when skeletal remains are discovered -- What the forensic anthropologist can ...

The students spent hours in the Ellerbee Creek forest before finding the remains of a missing person.

Western Carolina University students help aid Durham police solve a missing persons case from 2023.

A seasoned deer hunter is shocked when his hound dog trots up with a human femur clenched between its teeth. A woman veers off her normal urban walking path and happens upon a human skull. New ...

Racial reckonings were happening everywhere in the summer of 2020, after George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis police. The time felt right, two forensic anthropologists reasoned, to reignite a ...

The CSI television franchise has significantly boosted public interest in forensic science, leading to a surge in recent years of students seeking training in related programs such as forensic ...

Kara Kopetsky and Jessica Runions' badly decomposed remains were found in 2017. 41 Action News wanted to know if there's any way to determine a cause of death in cases like these. A forensic ...

Schuylkill County Coroner Dr. David J. Moylan III has enlisted the services of a forensic anthropologist to help identify the body of a man found in East Norwegian Twp. on Jan. 11. Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat ...

When does a forensic anthropologist become involved? “Forensic anthropologists usually work in three broad categories,” said Texas State professor Jerry Melbye. “The first is working on mass disasters ...

Anthropology is the scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. Forensic anthropologists are trained physical anthropologists who apply ...