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Virtual Forensic Anthropology: Applications of Advanced Computer Graphics Technology to the Identification of Human Remains

Virtual Forensic Anthropology: Applications of Advanced Computer Graphics Technology to the Identification of Human Remains

Stephanie L. Davy-Jow, Summer J. Decker, Damian Schofield
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781466639942|ISBN10: 1466639946|EISBN13: 9781466639959
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3994-2.ch042
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Davy-Jow, Stephanie L., et al. "Virtual Forensic Anthropology: Applications of Advanced Computer Graphics Technology to the Identification of Human Remains." Image Processing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 832-849. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3994-2.ch042

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Davy-Jow, S. L., Decker, S. J., & Schofield, D. (2013). Virtual Forensic Anthropology: Applications of Advanced Computer Graphics Technology to the Identification of Human Remains. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Image Processing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 832-849). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3994-2.ch042

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Davy-Jow, Stephanie L., Summer J. Decker, and Damian Schofield. "Virtual Forensic Anthropology: Applications of Advanced Computer Graphics Technology to the Identification of Human Remains." In Image Processing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 832-849. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-3994-2.ch042

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Abstract

Anthropology is the “study of man” and encompasses a diverse range of topics, including socio-cultural studies, linguistics, archaeology, and physical anthropology. Physical anthropology, or “biological” anthropology, the study of humans both living and deceased, can be further subcategorized into osteology, primatology, human evolution, and forensic anthropology. Forensic anthropology is the application of physical anthropology techniques to medico-legal settings. Virtual Reality (VR) is being applied to forensic anthropology in a multitude of ways to benefit research and teaching. Several large-scale projects have been launched to digitize, reconstruct, and disseminate specimens (for example, http://www.virtual-anthropology.com). This chapter will begin with an overview of the discipline of forensic anthropology and discuss a number of representative applications of VR technology in this field that are changing the way in which case work may be handled in the future.

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