Centre for Forensic Anthropology

Centre for Forensic Anthropology Centre for Forensic Anthropology @ the University of Western Australia

22/06/2026

Read our latest article now!

"Estimation of population affinity from computed tomography-derived pelvic measurements: a comparative study of Indonesian and Japanese population samples" is now live in the International Journal of Legal Medicine.

11/06/2026

Today we hosted our second research symposium for the project! We heard from three invited speakers about their research and experience in dorsal hand image comparison. It was a great success with over 80 registered attendees leading to lots of discussion and sharing of ideas.

Congratulations to our first-year masters students who completed their final exam for semester one today!
11/06/2026

Congratulations to our first-year masters students who completed their final exam for semester one today!

The rhomboid fossa is a depression on the medial underside of the clavicle formed by the costoclavicular ligament, and i...
05/06/2026

The rhomboid fossa is a depression on the medial underside of the clavicle formed by the costoclavicular ligament, and it may deepen with mechanical stress, male s*x, younger adult age, and handedness related loading. It is often more pronounced on the right side in right handed individuals.

Congratulations to Maddison Bourke who presented her PhD research at the 2026 International Association of Forensic Scie...
29/05/2026

Congratulations to Maddison Bourke who presented her PhD research at the 2026 International Association of Forensic Sciences Conference on the validation of hand-wrist age estimation in the Australian population.

Congratulations to A.Prof Choy Ker Woon who presented her research at the International Association of Forensic Sciences...
29/05/2026

Congratulations to A.Prof Choy Ker Woon who presented her research at the International Association of Forensic Sciences 2026 Conference on the use of conventional v. AI approaches on the s*xual dimorphism of the frontal sinus for forensic application. This research was conducted in collaboration between the CFA and the Universiti Teknologi MARA (Malaysia)

27/05/2026

We are currently accepting final registrations for our Dorsal Hand Image Comparison Symposium! The symposium will take place online from 1-2.30pm CET on June 11th.

Registration is free but essential: https://lnkd.in/g-ebNpqx

CFA is at IAFS2026! Come meet with CFA PhD student Maddison Bourke or with interim researcher Dr. Choy Ker Woon.
25/05/2026

CFA is at IAFS2026! Come meet with CFA PhD student Maddison Bourke or with interim researcher Dr. Choy Ker Woon.

Our second-year master’s students presented their dissertation project proposals to the CFA cohort today! An excellent j...
19/05/2026

Our second-year master’s students presented their dissertation project proposals to the CFA cohort today! An excellent job done by all and we can’t wait to see the resulting research on a broad range of research topics

Cribra orbitalia refers to porous, pitted changes on the orbital roofs of the skull, most commonly linked to anaemia (es...
14/05/2026

Cribra orbitalia refers to porous, pitted changes on the orbital roofs of the skull, most commonly linked to anaemia (especially iron deficiency) but it can also indicate broader nutritional stress, infection, or chronic illness, since a range of physiological conditions can produce similar lesions.

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