Assessing the Accuracy of ForDisc

This study analyzes the classification of Spaniard remains in ForDisc 3.1. This analysis is a broader comment on how anthropologists and the public define the term “Hispanic.” It was hypothesized that the Spaniard remains will classify primarily as white since they are European though culturally, they may align more with the term Hispanic. 31 females and 30 males from the Wamba Ossuary were analyzed in ForDisc 3.1. The primary classification outcome was White, followed by Hispanic with a relatively high rate of Black and Japanese classifications. Spaniards functioned as a parental population to Latin America, therefore they do not have the admixture seen in other Hispanic populations. The Japanese and Black misclassification rates of this study are comparable to those seen in other Hispanic populations, putting into question the current explanations behind these rates which are predicated on high admixture rates.