September 14, 2015
Stoney’s British Pub
7:30pm
Stoney’s British Pub
3007 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE
7:30pm
Janet MongeAnthropology, University of Pennsylvania
“Forensic Anthropology”
The basic analytic tool kit of forensic anthropologists is applied to 3 very different case studies. Dealing with decomposed or partially decomposed human remains presents a special set of challenges to anthropologists working in forensics. Indeed, in only about 25% of cases can anthropologists contribute in significant ways to forensic cases – contra the popular lore as portrayed in TV shows like BONES. This presentation will include discussions of the limitations of forensic anthropology and include cases in which the forensic anthropologist have been wrong in their assessment of the remains.