ANT3520 - EXAM 1QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Anthropology - Answer-Study of humans and the human condition Sub-Disciplines of Anthropology - Answer-Biological, socio-cultural, linguistic, archaeology Forensic Anthropology - Answer-Human remains in a medicolegal context What sub-discipline is forensic anthropology? - Answer-Biological anthropology Why is forensic anthropology useful? - Answer-1. Biological profile of the decedent 2. Provide expert witness testimony 3. Aid law enforcement in investigating traumas 4. Determine PMI 5. Recover remains from scene of death 6. Identify individuals from commingled or mass remains The Formative Period - Answer-- George Parkman - Thomas Dwight - Adolph Leutgert - Skeletal Collections The Consolidation Period - Answer-- Wilton Krogman - Central Identification Laboratory (CILHI) The Modern Period - Answer-- American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) - Forensic Research Center at University of Tennessee The Fourth Era - Answer-- Broadening research goals - Emphasis on creation of new techniques - International collaboration - More focus on graduate education - Need for certification and accreditation of individuals and laboratories The Murder of George Parkman - 1849 - Answer-- Murdered by Dr. John Webster - Webster owed a debt of over $2000 - Dismembered, burned, and hid bones in anatomy lab - Janitor, Littlefiled noticed excessive heater usage - Anatomists Oliver Wendell Holmes and Jeffries Wyman identified skeletal remains as Parkman - First time skeletal remains analyzed in a murder trial Thomas Dwight - Answer-- "Father of Forensic Anthropology" - Anatomist at Harvard