Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Genetic analysis of 132 ancient genomes from Paris Basin reveals population discontinuity during Neolithic decline, with disease and environmental change driving northward ancestry shift around.

Forensic examination identifies individualizing characteristics in shoe prints caused by recycled material flakes molded into outsoles that become exposed through wear.

YOLOv12-based automatic detection of cephalometric landmarks on lateral skull X-rays achieves 80.57% accuracy within 2 mm, matching human variability standards.

Global meta-analysis of 768,263 individuals reveals first permanent molar dental caries prevalence at 33%, with higher rates in Africa, Europe, and Latin America compared to Asia.

Deep learning framework quantifies craniofacial growth patterns and sexual dimorphism from cephalometric radiographs using automated feature extraction and saliency mapping without manual annotation.

AABA Task Force recommendations for ethical management of legacy human remains in scientific institutions, emphasizing community partnerships and descendant consent in research governance.

Study evaluates methylation-based bone age estimation across anatomical types and postmortem conditions, revealing accuracy limitations under forensic scenarios.

Study assesses periodontal ligament visibility in third molars for forensic age estimation at the 21-year legal threshold in Turkish population using ROC analysis.

Large-scale analysis of DNA quantification metrics and SNP sequencing performance in unidentified human remains shows robust applicability for forensic identification despite moderate predictability.

Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Cumbria yielded the earliest human remains from northern Britain (9290–8925 cal BC) plus Neolithic and Bronze Age burials.

Validation study of an Android application for measuring facial index in orthodontic diagnosis, comparing digital photographic measurement to traditional manual anthropometry.

A 5,500-year-old Treponema pallidum genome from Tequendama I, Colombia, forms a sister lineage to known subspecies, extending treponemal genomic history in the Americas.