Solving crimes with forensic anthropology – with Sue Black
Ri Science Podcast
What Do You Mean by Coccasion?
We're not very good at determining ancestral origin from human remains. The area that is is most has most information for us is in the skull. It's mainly associated with the teeth and with the palate. When you look to individuals whose ancestral origin is sub sahara in africa, you tend to have a much wider palate. You tend to have larger teeth, and the teeth actually fit within the palate. If you go into er groups, for example, that are farther east, you get las shape, sometimes, of the central incisors. So it's mainly about changes associated with teeth, jaws and face, rather than necessarily about skull.
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