Forensic anthropology is relatively well-known to the general public. Why does solving crimes and identifying human remains require a background in anthropology? What does anthropology bring to law enforcement?

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1, Association with physical anthropology
2, Understanding of human skeletal variation and biology
3, Strict ethical code, including obligations to the deceased and their families

Anthropology & Archaeology

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What will be an ideal response?

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When the Tiv informed Laura Bohannan that she must be wrong about Hamlet's father's ghost because the dead cannot talk, they displayed what anthropologists call

a. culture shock. b. naive realism. c. tacit culture. d. cross cultural solidarity.

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Manga has a widespread and influential role in the popular culture of the global community

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Upper Paleolithic stone tools were found at the French Neandertal site of St. Césaire, dated to _______ years ago

a. ?65,000 b. ?50,000 c. ?35,000 d. ?75,000 e. ?100,000

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