Search
Explore content from JFS, ASB, the AAFS Newsfeed, and other content using the search bar or filters.
General Section Award Nominations
Anthropology Section Call for Nominations
DEADLINE APPROACHING: Submit Your Abstract for AAFS 2025 by August 1!
The “t” time: Investigating handedness through strokes and slopes
This study investigated the stroke and slope characteristics in left‐handed and right‐handed handwriting. Stroke (letters t, f, đ, and H) and slope (letters t, f, l, d, and g) directions were analyzed on in‐house samples (n = 64), revealing statistically significant differences (...
A proposal for cut marks classification using machine learning: Serrated vs. non‐serrated,...
In tool mark identification, there is still a lack of characteristics and methodologies standardization used to analyze and describe sharp force trauma marks on skeletal remains. This study presents a classification method for cut marks on human bones, providing an applicable met...
Forensic psychiatric assessment in autism spectrum disorder: Experience of a forensic...
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by marked differences in communication patterns, reciprocal social interactions, and restricted, stereotyped, and repetitive interests and activities. Various behavioral problems in ASD, more so when a...
Sexual dimorphism of pelvic scarring: A new method of adult biological sex estimation
Estimating biological sex is a crucial aspect of forensic anthropology, and is pivotal in forensic investigations. Presently, the most frequently adopted osteological sex estimation methods focus on the anterior pelvis, which is easily susceptible to postmortem damage, revealing ...
FSF Bashinski Grant—July 31 Deadline Reminder
Anthropology Section Call for Nominations
Seeking Last Word Society Submissions
Review of SNP assays for disaster victim identification: Cost, time, and performance...
In mass disaster events, forensic DNA laboratories may be called upon to quickly pivot their operations toward identifying bodies and reuniting remains with family members. Ideally, laboratories have considered this possibility in advance and have a plan in place. Compared with t...
Review of SNP assays for disaster victim identification: Cost, time, and performance...
In mass disaster events, forensic DNA laboratories may be called upon to quickly pivot their operations toward identifying bodies and reuniting remains with family members. Ideally, laboratories have considered this possibility in advance and have a plan in place. Compared with t...