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Abidde, Sabella O., Michael R. Hall, and José de Arimatéia da Cruz, eds. Xenophobia and Nativism in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
No full textReview of: Abidde, Sabella O., Michael R. Hall, and José de Arimatéia da Cruz, eds. Xenophobia and Nativism in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. London: Routledge, 202
Fregoso, Rosa-Linda. The Force of Witness: Contra Feminicide.
No full textReview of: Fregoso, Rosa-Linda. The Force of Witness: Contra Feminicide. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2023
Context-Bounded Subaltern Realism: A Case Study of Gilgit Baltistan
No full textMohammed Ayoob’s subaltern realism argues that postcolonial states’ behavior is shaped by colonial legacies, internal insecurities, and external pressures from major power interventions, as well as from regional disputes. This framework was developed by Ayoob to explain conflict dynamics in the “Third World/postcolonial/developing/Global South” and, more specifically, as Ayoob terms them, subaltern states. This study extends Ayoob’s argument in three key ways. First, we advocate for context-specific subaltern realism, moving beyond broad categorizations like “Third World/postcolonial/developing/Global South/subaltern states” to ensure analyses reflect each state’s unique historical, political, and socioeconomic conditions. Second, we apply subaltern realism to analyze Pakistan’s governance of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB)—a disputed territory under its administration that is part of the broader Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan. Unlike secessionist movements typically discussed by Ayoob, GB’s demand is integrationist, seeking provisional constitutional recognition rather than outright independence.
We analyze internal and external factors contributing to Pakistan’s hesitation in granting GB provisional provincial status. Third, we extend subaltern realism by disaggregating “subaltern” into two registers—state-subalternity and societal subalternity—and centering the voices of GB’s subaltern publics—local experts, students, and communities—rather than focusing solely on the state. This shift foregrounds how marginalized populations articulate their political aspirations, offering a more nuanced application of subaltern realism to territorial disputes
Introduction: Celebrating Fifty Years of Awareness, Change, and Progress in Forensic Anthropology
Get PDFThis article examines the origins and history of forensic anthropology. It pays particularly close attention to trends and developments in the discipline during the approximately 50-year period from the founding of the Anthropology Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) in 1972 to the present. It highlights how narratives of the founding and expansion of North American forensic anthropology should be extended to include more notable foreign anatomists and anthropologists as well as theorists and practitioners of color. It explores how relationships between academic institutions and museums, such as the Smithsonian, led to partnerships with law enforcement agencies and more widespread professionalization, which continues to this day. Concerns surrounding professionalization contributed to the founding of the AAFS Anthropology Section and the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. This article considers the Anthropology Section’s founding and purpose and how the section has changed over time. It also discusses the expansion of educational programs and training, taphonomic research facilities, anthropological work in medical examiner’s and coroner’s offices, and military, mass fatality, humanitarian, and human rights work in forensic anthropology. The article concludes by reflecting on the impact of the Daubert ruling and whether it has appreciably affected and altered forensic anthropology in the United States. 
Human Identification by Comparative Medical Radiography: A Validation Study of the Lateral Foot
No full textPersonal identification is often an essential contribution of forensic anthropologists in medicolegal death investigations. This research evaluated the accuracy and reliability of radiographic features of the lateral foot when used by professionals and graduate students in forensic anthropology for purposes of identification. A survey comprising five scenarios, each with one antemortem lateral foot radiograph and 20 postmortem lateral foot radiographs, was provided to participants (n = 35) from which they were asked to conclude an identification, an exclusion, or insufficient evidence. Four of the five scenarios included a postmortem match for the antemortem film, and one scenario did not have an associated match for the antemortem among the postmortems. The findings of this study indicate practitioners can reliably use lateral foot radiographs for positive identification or exclusion of tentative identities in comparative medical radiography casework with an overall correct classification rate (CCR) of 94.19% and a positive predictive value of 95.87%. Pairwise Mann–Whitney U tests for evaluator profession and evaluator case experience produced nonsignificant p-values (p ≥ 0.05) for all tests, suggesting identification accuracy is independent of observer profession and case experience
Juvenile Remains from the Winchester Anatomized Site, Massachusetts
No full textA large burial assemblage of fragmented human and nonhuman remains and associated artifacts was disturbed during house construction and excavated in Winchester, Massachusetts, USA, in 2020 and was determined to be a deposition site for anatomized remains dating to as early as the 1850s. Due to their overall development, size, and provenience, n = 724 total elements/fragments were classified as juvenile, with a Number of Identified Specimens = 671. The juvenile elements accounted for 4.8% of the total human sample (n = 15,193). Including all unfused bones, the ages estimated for the juvenile/unfused individuals span from 22 prenatal weeks up to a maximum of 19 years. The total Minimum Number of Individuals for human remains from this site is 46: 35 adults (79.5%) and 11 juveniles (seven of fetal age [15.9%], three younger children [2.3%], and one adolescent [2.3%]). The overall proportion of juvenile remains (23.9%) is consistent with similar sites with anatomized remains and indicates that the remains of young individuals were routinely utilized in anatomical training during the late nineteenth century in the United States
Sources of Sharp-Force Trauma of the Winchester Anatomized Site Assemblage, Massachusetts
No full textSites where anatomized remains (those subjected to dissection and surgical practice, often with a population derived disproportionately from marginalized individuals) were deposited can come under forensic anthropological analysis, as these are often unmarked burials of unknown individuals. One of the most important criteria in identifying the origin of such remains is the presence of sharp-force trauma, including sawing and drilling (trephinations). The present research examined the human remains from the Winchester Anatomized Site in Massachusetts, dated to as early as the 1850s. The sawn assemblage consists of 1365 adult (9.4% of the overall adult assemblage) and 67 juvenile elements (9.3% of the overall juvenile assemblage). Multiple cranial vault portions exhibited evidence of craniotomy, and three crania also had trephinations. Evidence of surgical training in amputations was present in the form of transverse/oblique complete cuts located on the long bones, and 125 sternal segments and 133 rib segments had sawing consistent with accessing the thoracic cavity. The implements utilized on the skeletal remains were consistent with a narrow, flat-bladed saw with 18 teeth per inch (TPI) (7 teeth per cm), conforming to bone saws of the era, and a trephine. The overall sharp-force pattern was consistent with other known anatomized sites in the United States and was inconsistent with modern dismemberments, corroborating the origin of the deposits as a discarded anatomized assemblage
Review of Patients Making Meaning: Theorizing Sources of Information and Forms of Support in Women’s Health. Bryna Siegel Finer, Cathryn Molloy, and Jamie White-Farnham. New York, NY: Routledge, 2024. 108 pages, 24.28 eBook.
No full textReview of Patients Making Meaning: Theorizing Sources of Information and Forms of Support in Women’s Health. Bryna Siegel Finer, Cathryn Molloy, and Jamie White-Farnham. New York, NY: Routledge, 2024. 108 pages, 24.28 eBook.  
The Archaic Period Diet: Preliminary Isotope Results from the Phaleron Burial Ground, Attica, Greece
No full textThe recently excavated Phaleron Burial Ground in Attica, Greece, documents the lived experiences of Archaic period individuals (700–480 B.C.). In this study, we employ stable isotope analysis to infer temporal changes in dietary patterns for ancient Greece and to explore the dietary habits and social organization of adult individuals from the Phaleron Burial Ground (n = 60). Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes of bone collagen and stable carbon isotopes of bone bioapatite are used to address two research questions: (1) Do stable isotopes reveal evidence of dietary change in ancient Greece over time? and (2) Is dietary variation between individuals buried in the Phaleron Burial Ground linked to burial form, chronology, skeletal sex, or age at death? Bone collagen carbon and nitrogen data were limited due to poor preservation (n = 4) and suggest a focus on C3 terrestrial resources. The bioapatite carbon data (n = 60) also indicate a diet primarily consisting of C3 terrestrial resources, although there is a significant increase in the consumption of C4 products in archaeological populations in Greece over time. Our results do not, however, suggest that there were significant differences in the whole diet at Phaleron according to burial form, chronology, skeletal sex, or age at death