Forensic Anthropology and Human Biological Variation
A special issue of Forensic Sciences (ISSN 2673-6756).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2025) | Viewed by 2207
Special Issue Editors
Interests: forensic anthropology; paleopathology; bioarchaeology
Interests: forensic anthropology; trauma analysis; identification; facial image comparison
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I would like to invite you to participate in this Special Issue on “Forensic Anthropology and Human Biological Variation”. Forensic anthropology is currently more than just an interdisciplinary science situated between forensic medicine and anthropology; it successfully addresses specific issues using the knowledge of human variability (e.g., reconstruction of height and weight; facial approximation and its ethnic specifics; estimation of biological age; forensic podiatry; and analysis of fingerprints, palm prints, lip prints, ear prints, and more). The aim of this Special Issue is to focus on just this area of forensic anthropology, but we also welcome interdisciplinary studies or studies dedicated to human variability applicable in forensic anthropology. I look forward to seeing how together we can contribute to this important and fascinating scientific discourse.
Dr. Radoslav Beňuš
Dr. Zuzana Obertová
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- facial approximation
- estimation of biological age
- forensic podiatry
- fingerprints and palm prints
- cheiloscopy
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