Exam 18: Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

One of the most difficult tasks for a forensic anthropologist is __________.

Systematic changes in activity influence the development of the human skeleton.

Forensic anthropologists must follow the rules of the courts.

The field of forensic anthropology traces its professional origins to the __________.

In the Cook Islands of the South Pacific, contact with Europeans led to __________.

Anthropologists prefer to use the term __________, which takes into account the place of geographic origin and corresponds to biological realities better than the term race.

On Channel Island, an increase in population size and density due to an increased exploitation of marine foods led to __________.

___________ trauma helps investigators understand what happened right around the time of death.

Which of the following is not part of the laboratory processing of remains?

What are some areas of expertise and interest that bioarchaeologists and forensic anthropologists share?

How can mortuary archaeology give insights into a group's belief systems, kin structures and social organization?

Why is it that assessing the age of a subadult younger than about 18 years of age is more precise than estimating the age of an adult skeleton?

Unlike pathologists and medical examiners, forensic anthropologists bring __________ to the study of skeletal remains.

Comparisons of leg strength of Native Americans during the early contact period with Europeans with that of Native Americans living in missions in Georgia found the later groups to be __________.

The degeneration of the pubic symphysis can give clues as to the age of remains but not the gender.

All diseases or injuries leave marks on bone.

The Fully method for determining stature is less commonly used because __________.

Mortuary archaeology is the study of __________.

__________ are less concerned with perimortem trauma than are __________.

Evidence from premortem injuries and disease can inform scientists about __________.