Study Finds Field of Forensic Anthropology Lacks Diversity
The lack of diversity in the STEM fields and the forensic sciences is concerning because it can limit the types of questions being asked in research
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Piecing Together the Dead Sea Scrolls with DNA Evidence
DNA "fingerprints" lifted from the animal skins on which the texts were written could help piece the scrolls together to understand their meaning
New Method Reliably Predicts Sources of Ancient Poop
Coprolite identification of ancient feces makes this archaeological find far more informative
Time-Lapse Imaging Gives Forensic Scientists a New Perspective on the Movements of Decomposing Bodies
The body involved in the study has been moving for 17 months
Forensic Proteomics, a New Tool for Crime Labs and Anthropology
Proteomics technology could be used where samples are old or degraded, and to back up results from DNA analysis
Searching for Human Remains: Study Suggests Methodology to Improve Results
Narrow searcher spacing and double passes increases chances
New Forensic Analysis Indicates Bones Were Amelia Earhart’s
Data revealed that the bones have more similarity to Earhart than to 99 percent of individuals in a large reference sample
Radiocarbon Dating Reveals Mass Grave Did Date to the Viking Age
A mass grave, uncovered in the 1980s, dates to the Viking Age and may have been a burial site of the Viking Great Army war
6,000-Year-Old Skull Could Be the Earliest Known Tsunami Victim
Studies have now shed light on what could be the earliest record of a person killed in a tsunami: someone who lived 6,000 years ago in what's now Papua New Guinea