It's World Anatomy Day 💀🧠🫀🦷🫁 A day honoring the death of Andrea Vesalius, the father of modern human anatomy, in 1564. Let us know in the comments where your passion for anatomy lies!

And we are back 💀 Wishing everyone a great 2023! #anthropology #forensicanthropology #farc #forensicanthropologyresearchcentre #universityofpretoria #uphealthsciences #innovation #happynewyear #bones #humanosteology #skeletons

#wtFARCfriday Sometimes the abnormal is completely normal! This month we focus on normal #humanvariation. This particular individual presents with a case of both sacralisation (where the lowest lumbar vertebrae fuses to the sacrum) while still having 5 lumbar vertebrae!

#PublicationAlert Congratulations to Maritza Liebenberg on her first-author publication in the Journal of Forensic Sciences based on her MSc research! #forensicanthropology #biologicalanthropology #veldtfire #osteometry #bones #jfs #thermalalteredremains

#wtFARCfriday Peg lateral teeth refer to an anomaly that causes pointed or cone-shaped lateral incisors. These incisors are generally pointed and smaller than normal lateral incisors. The individual pictured presents with a bilateral case of peg lateral incisors. #dentition

Today we celebrate all women and girls in science 🧬💀🦠🧠🥽🔬🧪🩻🩺🔭 Keep blazing paths in science, research, and innovation. Are you a woman in STEM? Share your specialities, pages, websites, and work with us below!

#Congratulations to Pearl Bothma on successfully completing her MSc Anatomy at Faculty of Health Sciences at UP #mscanatomy #lifechangers #uphs #postgraduate #graduation #welldone #forensicanthropology #forensicanthropologyresearchcentre #bioanthro #biologicalanthropology

Things kicked off full speed at FARC with a workshop on #medicaldevicedesign by Derek Vallence from the National College of Art and Design, Dublin! Participants included anatomists, anthropologists, medical doctors and #3Dprinting technicians from South Africa and Namibia.

Happy #AnthroDay 2023 💀 What is your field of speciality? #biologicalanthropology #forensicanthropology #uphealthsciences #forensicanthropologyresearchcentre #bioanthro #anthropology #bones

🫀To celebrate Valentine's Day the "Academic Way" the University of Pretoria Faculty of Health Sciences hosted an Academic Speed Dating event to promote interdisciplinary collaboration 🫀The FARC table was represented by Dr Alison Ridel and Ms Meg-Kyla Erasmus.

In early 2023 the staff and students of FARC returned to Koffiefontein Diamond Mine in the Free State South Africa to continue exhumations of the late 19th Century graveyard on the mine's property. #forensicanthropologyresearchcentre #biologicalanthropology #bioanthro #skeleton

#Congratulations to Miksha Harripershad on completing her MSc Anatomy with a focus in Biological Anthropology at the University of Pretoria 💀 #biologicalanthropology #forensicanthropologyresearchcentre #bioanthro #skeletons #postgraduate #graduation #developmentalstress

Humans have a unique skeletal structure that allows for bipedal locomotion. To help visualise the changes from quadrupedal to bipedal locomotion our 2nd year students had a chance to compare the morphological differences between human and animal bones in their ANA215 practical.

FARC extraordinary lecturer Dr Kyra Stull presented a poster at the online 92nd AABA Conference earlier this month! #researchposter #posterpresentation #aaba #conference #populationdata #bones #forensicanthropology #forensicanthropologyresearchcentre #farc #collaboration

With the emergence of affordable 3D technology, medical science academics have started using 3D printed models in clinical anatomy to assist medical doctors. No prior knowledge is required to attend! For more information please contact [email protected]

A big well done to our BSc Honours and MSc students who were awarded their degrees at yesterday's School of Medicine graduation ceremony 🎓 #uphealthsciences #congratulations #graduation #universityofpretoria #biologicalanthropology #forensicanthropology #bioanthro #lifechangers

Last week representatives of FARC showcased the BSc Honours in Physical Anthropology at the Natural and Agricultural Sciences Career Fair 💀🎓 #upnathouse #careerfair #forensicanthropology #biologicalanthropology #3dprintingtechnology #medicaldevicedesign #farc #bioanthro

Have a look at our latest publication by FARC staff in the journal Forensic Imaging 🩻 Access the full article here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #forensicimaging #biologicalanthropology #farc #researchupdate #forensicanthropology #shapeanalysis #3dimaging #geometricmorphometrics