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Forensic Anthropology Tools of the Trade

In 1992, forensic anthropologist Mercedes (Mimi) Doretti (pictured above, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the 1980s) traveled to El Salvador as part of a U.N.-sponsored team to investigate the 1981 El ...
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Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th Century Chesapeake Educator's Manual

This teacher's guide to the Smithsonian's Written in Bone exhibition offers four activities for students in grades 5-12. Students learn about forensic anthropology as they analyze primary sources and ...
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Forensic Anthropology

Anthropology is the scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans. Forensic anthropologists are trained physical anthropologists who apply ...
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Written in Bone: Life and Death in Colonial Chesapeake

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Doug Owsley, forensic anthropologist at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, leads a group of students in an examination of bones ...