Forensic anthropology: challenges and scopes
- Forensic Research & Criminology International Journal
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Emanuel Emilio Valera
Abstract
The objective of this work is to analyze the scope of Forensic Anthropology, since this is a medical-legal specialty that is oriented towards the application of the knowledge, methods and techniques of Physical Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology. and Archaeology, with the aim of contributing to the resolution of judicial cases, through the identification of human remains or people, who have lost their identity due to some circumstance, or when verification is required or is doubted, through strategies with high scientific rigor.
Keywords
forensic anthropology, crimes, forensic identification