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Anthropometry and Forensic Anthropology
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Connection to Sherlock Holmes
- People were just starting to figure out that it is possible to solve almost any criminal case
- Sherlock Holmes is an astute detective who solves mysteries using forensics.
- The Hound of Baskerville was published in 1902, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Advancements in the 19th Century
Anthropometry:
- Alphonse Bertillion, Francis Galton, Arthur Thompson, and Jay Seaver started developing the basis of Anthropometry
Forensic Anthropology:
- Dr. Holmes and Wyman (Anthropologists) reassembled a body to find the approximate age and identity of the victim
- Thomas Dwight gave a lecture about Anthropolgy legally. He was hailed "Father of Forensic Anthropology"
What Does a Forensic Anthropologist do?
- Looks at a dead body's skeletal system
- Can determine if it was a homicide, accidental, or suicide
- Can find cause of death
Measurements of Anthropomerty
- Height
- Weight
- Waist circumference
- Hip circumference
- These allow doctors to spot trends throughout the population
How it is Used
Definitions
Anthropometry: The study of measurements and proportions of the human body.
Forensic Anthropology: The study of skeletal analysis to help solve criminal cases.
Anthropometry: This is how doctors can predict how tall you will be, by figuring out the lengths of different parts of your body than basing them off others who have similar measurements
Forensic anthropology: In a criminal case this would be use to figure out how someone died by viewing there bones
Examples
Anthropometry: Ex. When a doctor tells a kid he/she is in the 80th percentile for height, that means he is as tall, or taller than 80% of the population.
Forensic Anthropology: Ex. Otzi the Iceman, he was found in a glacier, anthropologist could figure out how he died, what he was wearing, what his last meal was and how old he was.