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Forensic anthropology : the growing science of talking bones / Peggy Thomas.

By: Thomas, Peggy.
Series: Science & technology in focus ; Facts on File science library. Publisher: New York : Facts on File, c2003Description: xiv, 210 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0816047316 (hbk.).Subject(s): Forensic anthropology | Forensic osteologyDDC classification: 614.17
Contents:
Acknowledgments. - Introduction. - Diagram of the human skeleton. - Diagrams of the human skull. - 1. Murder. - 2. Building a science. - 3. The forensic team. - 4. Is it human? - 5. Crime scene. - 6. The body farm. - 7. The bug detectives. - 8. Hidden identity. - 9. Postitive identification. - 10. It's in the genes. - 11. Cause of death. - 12. Face finding. - 13. The last word. - 14. Old bones. - 15. Silent witness. - 16. Bringing them home. - Appendixes. - Index.
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614.17 THO (Browse shelf) 1 Available SBSxx,36200,03,GR 5000081540

Rev. ed. of: Talking bones. c1995.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-200) and index.

Acknowledgments. - Introduction. - Diagram of the human skeleton. - Diagrams of the human skull. - 1. Murder. - 2. Building a science. - 3. The forensic team. - 4. Is it human? - 5. Crime scene. - 6. The body farm. - 7. The bug detectives. - 8. Hidden identity. - 9. Postitive identification. - 10. It's in the genes. - 11. Cause of death. - 12. Face finding. - 13. The last word. - 14. Old bones. - 15. Silent witness. - 16. Bringing them home. - Appendixes. - Index.