How Does Forensic Anthropology Help Solve Crimes? - With Sue M. Black

This talk explains how forensic anthropology helps establish identity from sparse evidence. It discusses DNA, anatomical investigation, a case study, and the forensic value of hands, veins, and freckles.

Syllabus

Introduction
Who is Sue Black?
Defining identity
How much change is unidentifiable?
How DNA changed the forensic world
What do forensic anthropologists study?
A case from Migdale Wood
The power of hands in forensics
Mapping veins and freckles in disturbing cases
Building an anatomical database of vein patterns