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Forensic and Human Skeletal Archaeology
Forensic archaeology is about the law and how it applies to archaeology, but it usually refers specifically to the study of crime and how it is solved; human skeletal studies are a related field.
Paleodemography
Paleodemography is one way that researches use human skeletal remains to obtain information about gender, age, prevalence of disease, general health and mortality rates for a prehistoric population.
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
The AAFS is the main professional society for forensic scientists of all sorts, established in 1948.
American Board of Forensic Anthropology
Professional organization for certifying professionals who work in the field.
Archaeologists at the World Trade Center
Forensic archaeology had a role investigating the terrorist attack on the WTC in September of 2001.
Artificial Cranial Deformation
From Patricia Lindsell, an online paper on the ancient art of body-shaping.
Forens-Arch Mailing List
An email discussion list for forensic archaeologists.
Forensic Anthro.com
Webmaster/anthro student Marci Adamson's new page on Forensic Anthropology promises to be a good starting place for news and information in the field.
Graduate Programs in Forensic Archaeology
From the Guide to Graduate Schools in Archaeology, a listing of programs for obtaining forensic archaeology MA degrees.
Mark Benecke Forensic Research
Mark Benecke, world-famous forensic anthropologist, has a hoot of a website, in addition to several papers in German and English.
Midwest Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Assoc (BARFAA)
Professional organization of forensic scientists studying bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology.
Standard Osteological Database Project
From Thomas Green and Jerome Rose, the SOD project will act as a repository for data generated worldwide via the Internet.
Visible Proofs - Forensic Archaeology
This website from the National Institutes of Health describes more than a dozen cases where forensic archaeological studies have solved mysteries, using DNA and other laboratory techniques made famous in the CSI series.