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Forensic anthropology is the application of the science of

physical anthropologyand human

osteologyin a legal setting, most often in criminal cases where the victim's remains are in the advanced stages of

decomposition. A forensic anthropologist can assist in the identification of deceased individuals whose remains are decomposed, burned, mutilated or otherwise unrecognizable. The adjective "forensic" refers to the application of this subfield of science to a court of law. Since normal forensic scientists work with the bones of the victims, if there happens to be a full body, forensic anthropologists would be called in.

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