Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State (FACTS)
The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State (FACTS) is a multifaceted forensic anthropological research, teaching, and outreach center within the Department of
Anthropology. FACTS encompasses a body donation program, the outdoor Forensic Anthropology Research Facility (FARF) on Freeman Ranch, the Osteological Research and Processing Laboratory (ORPL), within the Freeman Ranch Multi-Purpose Facility, and the Grady Early Forensic Anthropology Research Laboratory (GEFARL).
Anthropology. FACTS encompasses a body donation program, the outdoor Forensic Anthropology Research Facility (FARF) on Freeman Ranch, the Osteological Research and Processing Laboratory (ORPL), within the Freeman Ranch Multi-Purpose Facility, and the Grady Early Forensic Anthropology Research Laboratory (GEFARL).
What do we do?
FACTS faculty and students conduct forensic anthropology research in human decomposition processes, the postmortem interval, human skeletal variation, and forensic osteological methods.
FACTS faculty and staff work with outside researchers to facilitate studies in human decomposition, skeletal variation, and osteological methods.
FACTS faculty instruct graduate students pursuing master’s degrees in anthropology.
FACTS offers workshops, short courses, and other training in forensic anthropology and body recovery for professionals and students.
FACTS faculty are experts in forensic anthropology and provide complete forensic anthropological case services for law enforcement, medical examiner’s offices, lawyers, and others.
FACTS faculty and students offer high quality osteological consulting and research for archaeologists, cultural resource managers, government agencies, and private entities.
Donate to Support Our Mission
If you would like to support the mission and goals of the FACTS, please make a check payable to “FACTS” and send to Forensic Anthropology Center, Texas State University, Department of Anthropology, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666 or give online. Please specify “Forensic Anthropology.” For more information, see Frequently Asked Questions. If you are interested in becoming a body donator, please click on the Body Donation tab.