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Timeline of Events Chapter 13 – Forensic Anthropology 1800’s – Europeans used skull measurements to document differences between male and female anatomy.

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1 Timeline of Events Chapter 13 – Forensic Anthropology 1800’s – Europeans used skull measurements to document differences between male and female anatomy and the aging, formation, and fusing of bones. 1895 – Wilhelm His used the skull of Johann Sebastian Bach for an attempt to use clay for facial reconstruction.

2 1897 – A sausage maker was accused of killing his wife when fragments that appeared to be a finger, skull, and arm were found in the factory. 1932 – FBI announced opening of its crime lab; Smithsonian Institute helped with identifying human remains. 1939 – the Guide to the Identification of Human Skeletal Material by William Krogan was published.

3 WWII – Soldiers remains identified using anthropologic techniques. 2001 – DNA and mDNA used for identification of World trade center victims from bone fragments.

4 Related Areas of Science Biology – mitochondrial DNA ossification growth plate cranial suture marks DNA from bacterial and viral infections in bone remains Ex tuberculosis calcium metabolism and deficiency

5 Math – measurement proportion


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