Biological Distance Analysis

Dr Pilloud is an assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. Prior to this appointment she was a forensic anthropologist at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and a Registered Professional Archaeologist. Dr. Pilloud is currently the co-editor of Dental Anthropology and serves on the editorial board of Scientific Reports. Her research interests focus on the human skeleton and how it can inform our understanding of human behavior in archaeological contexts and also be used in a forensic context as part of the biological profile. She is particularly interested in the application of dental morphology and metrics to answering research questions in both of these realms. She has active bioarchaeological research programs in Neolithic Anatolia and prehistoric California, and regularly consults with law enforcement agencies to complete forensic anthropological casework. She has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes. She is also the co-editor of the volume Biological Distance Analysis: Forensic and Bioarchaeological Perspectives. Dr. Hefner is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University. He received his PhD from the University of Florida, Gainesville. Dr. Hefner is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on macromorphoscopic trait analysis and the estimation of ancestry in forensic anthropology. His research interests include: human variation, skeletal biology, forensic anthropology, quantitative methods, human osteology, human anatomy, nonparametric statistics, geometric morphometrics, categorical data analysis, and classification statistics.

"...an excellent tool for both researchers who are new to the field of biodistance, and those looking to further their knowledge on available techniques and recent research questions." --Assemblage

• Section 1. Biodistance Data, Datasets, and Analytical MethodsChapter 1. A Brief History of Biological Distance AnalysisChapter 2. Biological Distances and Population Genetics in BioarchaeologyChapter 3. Craniometric Data Analysis and Estimation of BiodistanceChapter 4. Advanced Methods in 3-D Craniofacial Morphological AnalysisChapter 5. Cranial Nonmetric and Morphoscopic Data SetsChapter 6. Dental Morphology in Biodistance AnalysisChapter 7. Dental Metrics in Biodistance AnalysisChapter 8. Do Biological Distances Reflect Genetic Distances? A Comparison of Craniometric and Genetic Distances at Local and Global ScalesChapter 9. Missing Data Imputation Methods and Their Performance With Biodistance AnalysesSection 2. Biodistance in a Forensic SettingChapter 10. Forensic Classification and Biodistance in the 21st Century: The Rise of Learning MachinesChapter 11. Forensic Ancestry Assessment Using Cranial Nonmetric Traits Traditionally Applied to Biological Distance StudiesChapter 12. Biological Distance, Migrants, and Reference Group Selection in Forensic AnthropologyChapter 13. The Craniometric Implications of a Complex Population History in South AfricaChapter 14. Complexity of Assessing Migrant Death Place of OriginChapter 15. Estimating Ancestry of Fragmentary Remains Via Multiple Classifier Systems: A Study of the Mississippi State Asylum Skeletal AssemblageChapter 16. Biological Distance Analysis, Cranial Morphoscopic Traits, and Ancestry Assessment in Forensic AnthropologyChapter 17. Dominance in Dental Morphological Traits: Implications for Biological Distance StudiesSection 3. Biodistance and Population StudiesChapter 18. Postmarital Residence AnalysisChapter 19. Population Structure During the Collapse of the Moche (AD 200–850): A Comparison of Results Derived From Deciduous and Permanent Tooth Trait Data From San José de Moro, Jequetepeque Valley, PerúChapter 20. Alternate Methods to Assess Phenetic Affinities and Genetic Structure Among Seven South African “Bantu” Groups Based on Dental Nonmetric DataChapter 21. Crossroads of the Old World: Dental Morphological Data and the Evidence for a Eurasian ClineChapter 22. A Baffling Convergence: Tooth Crown and Root Traits in Europe and New GuineaChapter 23. Population Biodistance in Global Perspective: Assessing the Influence of Population History and Environmental Effects on Patterns of Craniomandibular VariationChapter 24. A Biodistance Analysis of Mandibles From Taiwan, Asia, and the Pacific: A Search for Polynesian OriginsChapter 25. The Biocultural Evolution in the Osmore Valley: Morphological Dental Traits in Pre-Inca Populations