ABSTRACT
Forensic anthropology can be defined most broadly as the application of the theory and methods of anthropology to forensic problems. However, most forensic anthropologists have been specialists in physical anthropology, the study of human biological function and variation, particularly skeletal biology. (For a discussion of career preparation for this field, see Sidebar 6.1.) Within the last two decades, forensic anthropologists with expertise in archaeological methods have played increasingly important roles in the recovery of human remains.
