In addition to these duties , forensic anthropologists often assist in the investigation of war crimes and mass fatality investigations . Anthropologists have been tasked with helping to identify victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks as well as plane crashes such as the Arrow Air Flight 1285 disaster and the USAir Flight 427 disaster where the flesh had been vaporized or so badly mangled that normal identification was impossible . Anthropologists have also helped identify victims of genocide in countries around the world , often long after the actual event . War crimes anthropologists have helped investigate include the Rwandan Genocide and the Srebrenica Genocide . Organizations such as the Forensic Anthropology Society of Europe , the British Association for Forensic Anthropology , and the American Society of Forensic Anthropologists continue to provide guidelines for the improvement of forensic anthropology and the development of standards within the discipline
USAir Flight 427
USAir Flight 427
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