Identification of Group Affinity From Cross-Sectional Contours of the Human Midfacial Skeleton Using Digital Morphometrics and 3D Laser Scanning Technology

• NCJ Number: 234424
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 56 Issue: 2 Dated: March 2011 Pages: 333-338
• Author(s): Sabrina B. Sholts, Ph.D.; Phillip L. Walker, Ph.D.; Susan C. Kuzminsky, M.A.,; Kevin W.P. Miller, Ph.D.; Sebastian K.T.S. Warmlander, Ph.D.
• Date Published: March 2011
• Length: 6 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study presents a new method for analyzing midfacial shape variation between different geographic groups.

Abstract

Identifying group affinity from human crania is a long-standing problem in forensic and physical anthropology. Many craniofacial differences used in forensic skeletal identification are difficult to quantify, although certain measurements of the midfacial skeleton have shown high predictive value for group classifications. (Published Abstract)