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Forensic Anthropology

Skeletal Analysis

Through the Center for Human Identification, skeletal analysis and consultation are provided at no direct cost to submitting agencies. Aspects of skeletal analysis may include:

Evaluation of forensic significance, (human vs. non-human, modern vs. historical/archaeological)
Biological profile: sex, age, ancestry, stature, antemortem pathology, and unique features
Documentation and analysis of trauma
Estimation of the postmortem interval
Positive identification or exclusion using antemortem records
Submission of appropriate skeletal samples to the DNA Identification Laboratory for analysis and inclusion in the FBI's Missing Persons CODIS Database

Photographs courtesy of Angilee Wilkerson, UNT URCM