Three case scenarios are provided below. In each, you must answer a series of questions about each case (questions are in bold). Try to make your answers as detailed and specific as possible. Use your lecture notes and readings to help in answering the questions but also use your common sense. Sit down and read the scenario carefully. Reference sources, including any assigned or optional texts used in this class, should be cited in the text (example - Byers, 2001, pp. 12) and listed at the end of the assignment.

Scenario #1 (40 points): Two hikers were passing through some remote trails in a park system in the Northwest corner of NY State. They notice a pile of purple and red clothing in some nearby brush. Upon closer look, they notice some hard yellowish/white substance peeking out, which they perceive is human bone. Horrified by their find, they quickly race back to the Park entrance to notify the authorities. When investigators return to the scene they observe that the remains include a partially decomposed human body partly buried by leaves, small rocks and other debris. The officers suspect that these remains are of a conceal

The pelvis contains the greatest number of characteristics useful for determining sex because it is the part of the skeleton that is most affected by birthing. The remains consisted of a partial left pelvis: part of the sacrum, os coax and upper femur were still held together by ligaments.

5. What methods would be most useful in this case, given the information provided above, for assessing a positive identification?

Gunshot wound: soft-tipped bullet or high-velocity projectile (several large line radiate from the exit wound)

1. What would you estimate the age of this individual to be, based on what methods?

1. Nasal root is projecting (whereas this structure in Blacks and Asians is non-projecting)

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Approximate Word count = 2299
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)