Reddit reviews Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

This is the book I use. It is very digestible, quite a fun read and touches on topics like human decomposition in different environments, how Forensic Anthros actually do their job, the effects of trauma on bones in injuries at time of death, and skeletal differences in age, height, ancestry and sex. Amazon

They teach it at American universities right now. They were scientific terms first, and they won't stop being used because people have coopted them into slurs.

I work with people who have disabilities, and there are still national organizations with "mental retardation" in their names. A scientific term is a scientific term.

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Feel free to see chapter 7 of Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (2010), which is entirely about attribution of ancestry. Figure 7.1 shows "Skulls of the three main ancestral groups: (a) White; (b) Asian; (c) Black." Table 7.2 lists the 16 "Anthroposcopic Characteristics of the Skull of the Three Main Ancestral Groups in the United States." On the postcranial skeletion, it explains that "Generally, Blacks are characterized by straight femoral shafts. However, with the exception of some Native Americans from South America, all Asians and Whites are characterized by femora that exhibit anterior curvature. (Stewart, 1962)"

There is plenty more information there for you. It is an entire chapters of the book, after all. Would you like to argue about chapter 8, "Attribution of Sex," as well?