Forensic Anthropology: What Bones Can Tell Us

The discovery of skeletal remains poses numerous questions that are best answered by those trained in forensic anthropology. Forensic anthropologists not only are able to determine at the site whether skeletal remains are human, but they also employ various methods to determine the gender, age at death, race, and height of the deceased. With advances in DNA techniques, forensic anthropologists will soon be able to derive information from older and older skeletal remains.