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Craniofacial Superimposition Crash Course

Craniofacial Superimposition Crash Course

In this theoretical-practical course you will understand the principles of the Craniofacial Superimposition technique, its history and developments. You will learn how to position anatomical landmarks and you will understand the different problems you may face in the application of this technique and how to solve them. You will also become familiar with the Skeleton-ID software, with which you will put into practice everything you have learnt.

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Hours of published material 1 day 3 hours 13 minutes
Basic Human-ID
  • Session 1 - INTRODUCTION TO THE TECHNIQUE
    • Session 1.1 - Introduction to Craniofacial Superimposition
    • Session 1.2 - Methodological framework and good practices
    • Session 1.3 - Best practices in AM and PM data gathering
    • Session 1.4 - Reliability of Craniofacial Superimposition
    • S2. Literature and aditional resources
      10 xp
    • Exercise 1: creating a case file
  • Session 2 - LANDMARK LOCATION
    • Session 2.1 - Cephalometric landmarks
    • Session 2.2 - Craniometric landmarks
    • Session 2.3 - The soft tissue
    • S1. Literature and aditional resources
      10 xp
    • Exercise 2: Craniofacial landmarks
  • Session 3 - SKULL-FACE OVERLAY SCENE / TMJ ARTICULATION SCENE
    • Session 3.1 - CFS as a camera calibration problem
    • Session 3.2 - SFO and TMJ articulation scenes
    • Exercise 3: Fundamentals of 2D-3D superimposition
    • Exercise 4: Mandible Articulation
    • Session 3.3 TMJ articulation scene
    • S3. Further reading
      10 xp
Learn at your own pace

Once you register for the course, you choose the pace at which you want to learn. You can access the content whenever you want, wherever you want. You have up to half a year to complete each course from the time you enrol.  

For all types of professionals 

Our courses are aimed at any professional with an interest in the fields of anthropology, medicine, research, biology, etc. 

Face-to-face sessions 

Through an arranged video-tutorial, you will receive personalised attention from our experts to resolve any doubts or questions about the topics covered during the course. 

Certified courses 

All courses have official certificates upon completion of the course that will allow you to complement your CV and expand your professional network by sharing it, for example, on Linkedin. 

Obtain your official SCF course certificate

After completing the course you can get your official certification for only 49€.​

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Our experts​

Rosario Guerra

PhD student in Biomedicine in Craniofacial Identification methods. Master's degree in Forensic Anthropology. Graduate in Archaeology. Director of the Department of Archaeology and Forensic Anthropology of the NGO ETAF.

Alejandra Guativonza

Master's degree in Physical and Forensic Anthropology, Bachelor's degree in Anthropology. PhD student in Biomedicine and Researcher in Facial and Craniofacial Identification methods.​

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Skeleton-ID forensic identification software is used by law enforcement and government agencies around the world whenever DNA and fingerprints are not an option.​

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Frequently Asked Questions

Our course is aimed at any professional who has knowledge in anatomy and is interested in the field of anthropology, medicine, forensic sciences, biology, etc.

  • Mouse/mouse
  • Updated Google Chrome
  • 4-core processor
  • 8GB of RAM (16GB recommended)

*If the minimum requirements are not met, it is still possible to participate, but we cannot guarantee a smooth user experience.

All courses are conducted through Panacea's eLearning platform.

This course is free of charge. If you wish to obtain a certificate of the course you can get it for only 49€ upon completion and request through the platform.

You will be able to start the course after applying for registration. 

From the moment you register for the course you have 6 months to complete the course. Once this period of time is over, you will lose access to both the content published on the Panacea platform and the Skeleton-ID software that you will use to perform the practical exercises.

Available in English and Spanish.

The course is divided into 3 blocks. Each of them contains a part of theory taught by our experts, practical exercises to fix what has been learned and additional readings or resources to complement the content.

If you wish, you can obtain an official certificate of completion of this course and a personalized tutorial with one of our experts for only 49€. You can request it in the banner that you will find in the course information.

By contacting our experts.

Yes, at any time, but you will not get a refund.

Who can I contact if I have any questions/problems?

If you have any questions or problems, please contact us at support+forensic@panacea-coop.com.