This book addresses two main topics. The first is forensic anthropology, which originally focused on criminal investigations and the anthropological examination of human remains. Over time, its application has expanded to include various projects, such as the recovery and identification of war casualties, among others. The second topic explored in this book is personal identification, a field developed to identify individuals by compiling biological profiles, including data on sex, age, height, pathological findings, and genetic markers, among other factors.
Just a few decades ago, South Korea had little to no tradition in forensic anthropology or personal identification. However, thanks to the consistent efforts of forensic scientists over the years, these fields have grown significantly, producing remarkable research outcomes and accumulating extensive expertise in both forensic anthropology and personal identification.
In fact, this book is a direct result of those efforts in Korea. Many scholars have contributed to its preparation, and the chapters are designed to cover a wide range of topics, including the recovery and identification of archaeological and war remains, craniofacial reconstruction, genetic testing, and more. While many excellent and diverse books on forensic anthropology and personal identification have been published globally, this book holds particular significance as it is the first to introduce the numerous cases of forensic anthropology and personal identification encountered by Korean anthropologists during their fieldwork.

PREFACE: Lee SD and Shin DH
FOREWORD: Buikstra J
LIST OF AUTHORS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


PART I
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY: BONES AND TEETH

Chapter 1: Forensic Anthropology on the Archaeological Remains of South Korea - Hong JH, Oh CS, Lee SD, Shin DH
Chapter 2: Essentials and Imperatives in Osteological Analysis: Insights from Forensic Anthropology in Korea - Kim YS
Chapter 3: Forensic Odontology in South Korea - Kim EJ, Lee WJ, Roh BY


PART II
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY: RADIOLOGY, RECONSTRUCTION, AND HISTOLOGY

Chapter 4: Forensic Radiology of Archaeological Remains in South Korea - Koh ES, Lee DY, Yoo DS, Lee IS, Seo M, Hong JH, Cha SC, Park EJ, Park SJ, Oh CS, Lee HJ, Kim MJ, Shin DH
Chapter 5: Craniofacial Reconstruction for the Human Identification in Korea - Lee WJ, Shinde V, Kim YS, Yoon AY, Lee UY, Shin DH
Chapter 6: Forensic Histopathology of Archaeological Remains in South Korea - Shin DH, Hong JH, Oh CS, Kim MJ, Lim DS, Yoon YH, Kim JE


PART III
FORENSIC GENETICS

Chapter 7: Scientific Background of Genetic Identification in Forensic Science - Lee SD, Cho SH, Shin DH
Chapter 8: Practice of Genetic Identification in Korea - Lee SD, Cho SH, Shin DH
Chapter 9: Systematic Utilization of Forensic Genetics Technique on Mass Disasters and Killed in Action Recovery Identification in Korea - Lee SD, Cho SH, Shin DH
Chapter 10: Genetic Identification of Archaeological Human Remains in South Korea - Shin DH, Hong JH, Lee SD, Cho SH, Oh CS


PART IV
OTHER TOPICS IN FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY

Chapter 11: Heritage of Murder Investigation in the Pre-20th Century Korea - Shin DH, Hong SU, Kim CY, Hong SJ, Lee SD, Yun YH, Hong JH, Kim JE, Ki HC
Chapter 12: Ethics and Related Laws for Forensic Anthropology and Personal Identification of Korea - Hong JH, Oh CS, Woo EJ, Shin DH
Chapter 13: Identification of Korean War Remains in South Korea - Lee HJ, Hong JH, Shin DH
Chapter 14: The Korean War Identification Program at DPAA - Byrd J