Forensic Anthropologists are often called upon to contribute by opining on
             the cause of death of skeletonised human remains. The same requires a sound
             knowledge of trauma assessment. "The forensic anthropologist specializes
             in hard tissue morphology, structure and variability. In those cases in
             which soft tissue has been degraded by time, temperature, environment or
             other external forces, the only tissue remaining more or less intact is
             bone. The obvious person to call in to evaluate such material is the bone
             specialist. Moreover, it should be not just your garden-variety
             osteologist, but one who's trained in the medico-legal context where it is
             essential to be able to unerringly distinguish among ante-, peri- and post-
             mortem defects, and where time since death is a significant factor" Stanley
             Rhine, Bone Voyage: A Journey in Forensic Anthropology, 1974.
             Though the success of creating a biological profile is largely dependent on
             the preservation and/or condition of remains at the point of their
             accession, analysis of the characteristics is undertaken by direct
             comparison of remains with standard physical, or graphic, exemplars or by
             the application of mathematical models developed from reference
             populations. The construction of the biological profile is thus undertaken
             in a set sequence which includes assessment of ancestry, sex, age, stature,
             and individuating characters. Once the biological profile for an individual
             is constructed, the Forensic Anthropologist submits their illustrated final
             report to enable them to draw together all the lines of evidence that may
             The success of creating a biological profile is largely dependent on the
             preservation and/or condition of remains. Some environmental conditions
             like acidic soil, humidity etc. are particularly detrimental to the
             preservation of bones. Other factors like explosion and/or fire can result
             in the forceful breakup of the ...