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Forensic Anthropology
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Forensic Anthropological Cases Conducted by Dr. Dennis C. Dirkmaat

University of Pittsburgh (1984 to 1991)

1984

  • Search and recovery of human remains. Allegheny and Westmoreland County Homicide Departments. Westmoreland County, PA.

  • Search and recovery of human remains. Allegheny County Homicide Department, City of Pittsburgh Police, Pittsburgh, PA.

1985

  • Analysis and report of prehistoric human skeletal remains from Riverfront Park Project, Forward Township. Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, PA.

1986

  • Analysis of desiccated human upper limb. Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, PA.

  • Analysis and report of recent human skull. Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, PA.

1987

  • Excavation and analysis of cremated human remains. Bidinotto House Site, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Police, Butler, PA.

  • Analysis and report of human skeletal remains from Venango County, Pennsylvania. Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, PA.

1988

  • Search for human remains. Baldwin Fire Co. #1, Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, PA.

  • Analysis and report of recent human skull. Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, PA.

1989

  • Analysis and report of recent human remains from Palm Beach County, Florida. Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, PA.

  • Consultant to Allegheny County Coroner's Office. Greater Pittsburgh International Airport Emergency Plan, Pittsburgh, PA.

1990

  • Analysis and report of human remains from Williamson Quarry, Franklin County, PA. Franklin County Coroner's Office, Chambersburg, PA.

  • Forensic wildlife analysis of black bear claws on Native American jewelry. US Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Division, Division of Wildlife Enforcement, Parkton, MD.

  • Analysis and description of comparative sample of bear claws from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA.

1991

  • Analysis and report of human mandible from Squaw Run, O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, PA. Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, PA.

  • Analysis and report of human remains from Clarion County, PA. Clarion County Coroner's Office, Clarion, PA.

  • Search for human remains (not located), Baldwin Police Department. Baldwin, PA.

  • Analysis and report of prehistoric human remains from Moundsville, WV. Moundsville Sheriff's Office, Moundsville, WV.

  • Analysis and report of human skull from Arlington Heights dumpster, Pittsburgh. Allegheny County Coroner's Office, Pittsburgh, PA.

  • Analysis of animal remains from Northumberland County, PA. Northumberland County Coroner's Office, Sunbury, PA.

  • Analysis of prehistoric human remains from buried context along Susquehanna River, Clinton County, PA. Clinton County Coroner's Office, Flemington, PA.

  • Analysis and report of human skull recovered from stream in Montour County, PA. Montour County Coroner's Office, Danville, PA.