The Use of Forensic Anthropology

Pickering, Robert; Bachman, David

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“…The present literature review is intended to emphasize the essential issues in future research related to stature estimation in forensic examinations. The professionals and researchers working in the specialized field of forensic anthropology are advised to further refer to some of the many available works on this issue (Eveleth & Tanner, 1976; Ulijaszek & Masci‐Taylor, 1994; Hoppa & FitzGerald, 1999; Hauspie, Cameron, & Molinari, 2004; Warren, Walsh‐Haney, & Freas, 2008; Pickering & Bachman, 2009; Katzenberg & Saunders, 2008; Burns, 2007; Schmitt, Cunha, & Pinheiro, 2006; Larsen, 2010; Hall, et al, 2007) that would provide a step‐by‐step approach to identifying the elements, side and normal range of variation related to specific human populations. This would not only ensure accuracy but standardization of procedures and would help in creating a better class of measurements that could be improved with experience.…”

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Forensic anthropology casework—essential methodological considerations in stature estimation

Krishan

Kanchan

Menezes

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Journal of Forensic Nursing

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The examination of skeletal remains is a challenge to the medical examiner's/coroner's office and the forensic anthropologist conducting the investigation. One of the objectives of the medico-legal investigation is to estimate stature or height from various skeletal remains and body parts brought for examination. Various skeletal remains and body parts bear a positive and linear correlation with stature and have been successfully used for stature estimation. This concept is utilized in estimation of stature in forensic anthropology casework in mass disasters and other forensic examinations. Scientists have long been involved in standardizing the anthropological data with respect to various populations of the world. This review deals with some essential methodological issues that need to be addressed in research related to estimation of stature in forensic examinations. These issues have direct relevance in the identification of commingled or unknown remains and therefore it is essential that forensic nurses are familiar with the theories and techniques used in forensic anthropology.

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Section: Implications For Forensic Nursesmentioning

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Forensic anthropology casework—essential methodological considerations in stature estimation

Krishan

Kanchan

Menezes

et al. 2012

Journal of Forensic Nursing

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“…Mars (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19); Jupiter (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19); Venus (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26) and Saturn (9~3). As can be seen in Fig.…”

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“…As luck would have it, the Ephemerides error for that date was the largest of his voyage, as demonstrated in Pickering's Fig. 1, 27 If he had corrected for lunar parallax, as ' optimistically ' assumed by Pickering, 28 these Ephemerides errors would have generated a longitude 37 degrees east of his actual location! This huge error could account for this surprising Diario entry the following day:…”

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“…Venus (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24). When Venus (at maximum brightness) set at 7:06 PM on 24 September, the Moon was only 4-5 degrees above the western horizon.…”

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“…However, Columbus could have utilized them to test his method at known longitudes, because none of them occurred during the five days he was shuttling between harbours in the Canaries. 19 Jupiter (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16) and Mars (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16). When the Moon rose at 2 : 1 2 AM on 17 September, a pair of planets, Mars and Jupiter, stood just above the eastern horizon.…”

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The Use of Forensic Anthropology

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Forensic anthropology casework—essential methodological considerations in stature estimation

Forensic anthropology casework—essential methodological considerations in stature estimation

‘Columbus's Method of Determining Longitude : An Analytical View’

Kana Tamata or Feasts of Men: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Identifying Cannibalism in Prehistoric Fiji

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