Introduction: Forensic anthropology and interdisciplinarity

This supplement has been a stimulating project which has allowed us not only to examine the areas of work that forensic anthropologists are involved in on a daily basis, but also to explore the cross-fertilization that continues to occur between forensic anthropology, biological anthropology, and social anthropology. We are at an exciting point in our profession, having established a certification process within the United Kingdom, with the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) as our governing body. This certification process is now spreading internationally for forensic anthropology and work is ongoing on certification for those social anthropologists who take on work for the courts. This body of articles showcases both the past, the present, and the future of our specialties and how they interrelate.