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Forensic Anthropology Pictures

START WITH THE SKULL….

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Features of the Skull Used in Race Determination

• Nasal index: The ratio of the width to the height of the nose, multiplied by 100

• Nasal Spine• Feel the base of the nasal cavity,

on either side of the nasal spine – do you feel sharp ridges (nasal silling), rounded ridges, or no ridges at all (nasal guttering)?

• Prognathism: extended lower jaw

• Shape of eye orbits (round or squareish

Nasal spine

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Skull comparison

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Nasal Silling and Guttering

From: Beyers, S.N. (2005). Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

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Caucasoid, Mongoloid, Negroid

From: Beyers, S.N. (2005). Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

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Pelvic Comparison

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Long Bones


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