One of the essential roles of the forensic anthropologist is the development of a biological profile from a skeleton, which includes the estimation of assigned sex, age, stature and possibly ancestry or population affinity (skeletal characteristics associated with groups of people). Until recently, ancestry was considered an essential component of the biological profile by most U.S.-based practicing forensic anthropologists, however, some methods are poorly understood and may inadvertently perpetuate the long-debunked biological race concept and impede identification efforts, especially for people of color.