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.

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.

WWII – Soldiers remains identified using anthropologic techniques.

2001 – DNA and mDNA used for identification of World trade center victims from bone fragments.

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

•Math – •measurement• proportion