Forensic anthropology is the scientific examination of skeletons in hope of identifying who they were in life and what happened to them. To which of the following branches, or subdisciplines, of anthropology does forensic anthropology belong?

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Cameron Ramsey

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5 March, 11:38

Forensic anthropology is the scientific examination of skeletons in hope of identifying who they were in life and what happened to them. To which of the following branches, or subdisciplines, of anthropology does forensic anthropology belong?

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Tori Meyer · Answer 1

Answer: physical anthropology

Explanation: physical anthropology is a sub-discipline of anthropology which focus on an attempt to explore human mystery related to their origin, differentiation, diversities and distributions. forensic anthropology is a sub field of physical anthropology, that involves applying skeletal analysis and techniques in archeology to solving criminal cases. A forensic anthropologist is an expert who applies the study of physical anthropology and human skeletons legally to identify who they were when they were alive and what happened to them and also to solve crime puzzles.