Forensic Anthropologist

Forensic Anthropologist

It is the responsibility of the forensic anthropologist to attend the scene and state that the bone/s do in fact belong to a human skeleton.  The forensic anthropologist will also have the role and responsibility of using their knowledge regarding the study of bones to answer the following; do the bones belong to a male or a female, how old the deceased was, the ethnic origin of the deceased and finally the damage inflicted upon the bone/s.  The forensic anthropologist will be required, as a part of their role and responsibility, to document/ record their findings.  The forensic anthropologist would play a vital part in the criminal investigation regarding the identification and analysis of human bone/s and the results obtained would be reported to the detectives working on the case.  The service of a forensic anthropologist would only be required when an investigation involving the identification and analysis of bone/s is necessary.  Forensic anthropologists would, for example, be called to investigate the presumed human remains present in a mass grave.  The forensic anthropologist would use their knowledge to answer questions as stated above.