This research examines human skeletal remains in the context of what it can tell us about human evolution and development, past populations and human adaptation. It also focusses on several applications including forensic anthropology and applied skeletal biology. The primary aim of forensic anthropology is the identification of unknown/skeletonized human remains, and research centres on developing new methods and improving existing ones for this purpose. Human variation and sexual dimorphism, as expressed in skeletal characteristics, are assessed. The sub focus area clinical applications deals with advanced clinical anatomy research involving both skeletal and soft tissue. It is relevant to the safe and successful performance of invasive surgical, radiological and emergency procedures as well as imaging anatomy using modern imaging techniques such as CT, MRI, ultrasound and endoscopy.

: 2001. Evaluation of clinical relevance of problem-oriented teaching in undergraduate anatomy at the University of Pretoria. Clinical Anatomy, 23, pp 57-60.

Boon JM, Asobayire M: 2001. Gun shot injuries - analysis of an epidemic in a South African secondary level public sector hospital. Geneeskunde / Jun, pp 16-19.

Loth SR, Henneberg M: 2001. Sexually dimorphic mandibular morphology in the first few years of life. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 115(2), pp 179-186.

Ohinata F, Steyn M: 2001. Report on human skeletal remains from a Later Iron Age site at Simunye (Swaziland). South African Archaeological Bulletin, 56(173/174) / Dec, pp 57-61.