1. Chapter 18: Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

2. Bioarchaeologsts
A biological anthropologist who uses human osteology to explore the biological component of the archaeological record.
Benefits?

3. Important Terms
Datum Point: a permanent, fixed point relative to which the location of items of interest are recorded during archaeological mapping and excavation.
Chain of Custody: In forensic cases, the detailed notes that establish what was collected at the scene, the whereabouts of these remains, and the access to them after retrieval from the scene.
Importance of good methods!

4. Importance of Context

5. The Biological Profile

8. Let’s look at sex

11. What else can be found in the bones?
Height and weight
Injury and disease
Postmortem trauma

13. Anomalies

15. DNA

16. Identification and Forensic Anthropology
Time Since Death
Positive IDs
Facial Reconstruction

18. Bioarchaeology and Population Change
Mortuary Archaeology
Health and Disease
Activity Patterns

19. Mass Disasters, War Crimes, and Human Rights