title: [Forensic anthropology].
abstract: Forensic anthropology is the application of biological or physical anthropology in the service of justice. One main area is the analysis of human remains. Such analyses involve person identification by assessment of age and sex of the deceased, and comparison with ante-mortem data. Another major area is the analysis of surveillance pictures and videos. Such analyses may comprise facial and bodily morphological comparisons, multi-angle photogrammetry and gait analysis. We also perform studies of human remains for archaeologists.
authors.affiliation: Københavns Universitet, Retspatologisk Afdeling, Retsmedicinsk Institut, DK-2100 København Ø. nly@sund.ku.dk
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lynnerup
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans