ABSTRACT
Forensic anthropology is a methodological blend between archaeology, osteology, and pathology. It involves both the recovery of skeletal (or heavily decomposed) remains and the study of these remains to establish pre-and postmortem events (e.g., trauma, pathologies, postmortem damage), as well as possible identication. e noted distinction between forensic anthropology and anthropology resides in the legal aspect of the discipline. e forensic anthropologist will oen be called to make statements as an expert witness in court on the cause of death and possible identication of the remains. e study of human
Introduction 217 e Forensic Studies of Mummies 218 Natural Mummies 218 Desiccated Mummies 219
Copper Man: e Mummy Who Visited the World 219 How Did Copper Man Die? 221 Who Was Copper Man? 221
Ice Mummies 223 e Llullaillaco Children 224
Anthropogenic Mummies 226 Egyptian Mummies 227 Egyptian Embalming 227 A Modern Egyptian Mummy to the Rescue 228
DNA and Mummies 229 What Can and Can’t DNA Tell Us? 229 mtDNA Haplotypes and Copper Man 229 DNA Genotyping and the Egyptian Royal Mummies 230 Pathogen DNA Detection and the Sick Tutankhamen 231
Conclusion 232 References 233
remains by the forensic anthropologist can be divided into two main categories: contemporary (usually criminal cases and/or remains considered no more than 100 years old) and ancient (greater than 100 years old).
