Answer to Question #290535 in Philosophy for Mark

Question

How anthropology is used in confirmation of tools

Answer 1

A forensic anthropologist can read the evidence in a skeleton like you read a book. The techniques they use to answer questions in criminal cases can be applied to skeletons of any age, modern or ancient. The trained anthropologist is also able to identify skeletal clues of ancestry.

Four common qualitative anthropological data collection methods are: (1) participant observation, (2) in-depth interviews, (3) focus groups, and (4) textual analysis.