Anthropology And Forensic Anthropology

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In recent years, a crime scene investigation is becoming more complex and sophisticated, thanks to the advancement of science and technology, now there are many more resources for research, which is why Forensic Anthropology has also changed and has come a long way in assisting medical and legal specialists in identifying unidentified human or not human remains. Anthropology is a science that has many subfields. One of them is Physical Anthropology, and Forensic Anthropology is a practical application of this subfield, that “specializes in the identification of human skeletal remains for legal purposes” . According to the American Board of Forensic Anthropology (ABFA), “Forensic anthropology is the application of the science of physical or biological anthropology to the legal process. Physical or biological anthropologists who specialize in forensics primarily focus their studies on the human skeleton”. M.Y. Iscan, in turn, defines it more broadly as the expertise of human remains and their surroundings . That is, besides the identification process (sex, age, race, and height) it also includes the determination of the causes as well as circumstances of death. For most people, the coroner’s work is, with certainty, well known in relation to forensic anthropologist’s work, which is mostly unknown. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the figure of the coroner is widely distributed in crime novels or TV programs. In our country, the generality of people do not know that