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Forensic Anthropology Worksheet Reading a Skeleton A forensic anthropologist can read the evidence in a skeleton like you read a book. Fill in the blanks below using words from the word bank. 1. The techniques forensic anthropologists use to answer questions in criminal cases can be applied to skeletons of any age, modern or __________. 2. The stages of growth and development in bones and teeth provide information about whether the remains represent a __________ or adult. 3. The shape of pelvic bones provides the best evidence for the __________ of the person. 4. Abnormal changes in the shape, size, and density of bones can indicate __________ or trauma. 5. Bones marked by perimortem injuries, such as unhealed fractures, bullet holes, or cuts, can reveal __________ of death. 6. The trained anthropologist is also able to identify skeletal clues of __________. 7. Even certain activities, diet, and ways of life are reflected in __________ and teeth. • ancient • child • sex • disease • cause • ancestry • bones Analyzing Human Remains Anthropologists at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have been called upon to analyze human remains for over a century. Fill in the blanks below using words from the word bank. 8. The remains may represent victims of violence or natural __________. 9. The Smithsonian anthropologists work with the FBI, State Department, and other law enforcement agencies to identify the individuals and solve __________. 10. They also conduct research on historic and prehistoric human remains to learn more about people from the __________. 11. The bones are considered a __________ capsule, preserving information about the past.

• disasters • crimes • past • time Techniques: Leaving No Bone Unturned Anthropologists at the National Museum of Natural History use a variety of techniques to analyze human remains and record their observations. Fill in the blanks below using words from the word bank. 12. The bones are typically __________ and X-rayed to provide detailed information about the remains. 13. Some remains may undergo CT scanning or be examined with high-powered __________ to provide a visual record. 14. DNA analysis may be used to help establish __________. 15. Other chemical analyses, such as those involving isotopes, can provide information about the age of bones and a person's __________. • photographed • microscopes • identity • diet Collections of Bones Comparing found remains to other human skeletons is essential for many analyses. Fill in the blanks below using words from the word bank. 16. The National Museum of Natural History has one of the world's largest Biological Anthropology collections, with over 30,000 sets of human remains representing populations from around the __________. 17. Forensic anthropologists have used these skeletons to develop standards for determining __________, age, and ancestry in unknown remains. 18. The bones and teeth are also used as comparative materials in cases where interpretation of certain features is __________. 19. They are also used to train students who are the next generation of biological __________. 20. Skeletal reference series may also be used to document trends in health and population structures over __________. • world • sex

• difficult • anthropologists • time Reconstructing the Past The study of historic human remains by biological anthropologists at the Smithsonian has led to discoveries that are changing our view of the past and how we investigate it. Fill in the blanks below using words from the word bank. 21. Even a wealthy woman, the wife of the governor of Maryland's first English colony, St. Mary's City, suffered from limited medical care for a fractured thigh __________. 22. Chemical testing of this woman's preserved hair shows ingestion of a __________ with increasing dosage closer to death. 23. The tools and techniques of forensic anthropology give the living a window into the lives of the __________. • bone • toxin • dead Worksheet Page 2 - Answer Key for Teacher Reference Below are the filled-in answers for the worksheet. 1. modern 2. child 3. sex 4. disease 5. cause 6. ancestry 7. bones 8. disasters 9. crimes 10. past 11. time 12. photographed 13. microscopes

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