Forensic Skeletal And Molecular Anthropology Face To Face: Combining Expertise For Identification Of Human Remains

July 2025 in “ Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ”

Elena Pilli, Andrea Palamenghi, Cristina Cattaneo

Studysummary This review emphasizes that collaboration between forensic anthropology and molecular anthropology could significantly improve the identification of unknown human remains by creating more comprehensive biological profiles.

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