“Criminal Minds” and “Bones” fans, get in line for Ohio State’s newest major. The university launched a forensic anthropology major this semester, becoming one of the first of its kind in the country.

Forensic anthropology is the study of human remains – usually skeletal remains – to help with criminal investigations. If anyone can answer the question “What is forensic anthropology?” it’s Dr. Ann ...

Forensic anthropology : embracing the new paradigm / Dennis C. Dirkmaat and Luis L. Cabo -- Documenting context at the outdoor crime scene: why bother? / Dennis C. Dirkmaat -- Determining the forensic ...

Forty-nine years after skeletal remains of a young woman were found in the Wolf Creek area near Swamp Mountain in Oregon, ...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) -- The human body has 206 bones, each one holds a lot of information about who we are. Heather Garvin, a board-certified forensic anthropologist for the state of Iowa, is ...

One bone at a time, the AFP's Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology (FAA) capabilities are uncovering the secrets behind ...

Dead men do tell tales. When skeletal remains washed up near the Brooklyn Bridge in August — a skull; arm bones; partial ribs and vertebrae; pelvic, leg and foot bones — the Medical Examiner’s Office ...

The Fox television drama "Bones" ran from 2005 to 2017 - the longest drama in the network’s history. Our guest today was a producer on the show - and the writer who inspired it. In fact, she’s the ...

Anthropology is the scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. Forensic anthropologists are trained physical anthropologists who apply ...