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The phrase “forensic anthropology” may conjure up TV-inspired images of creepy crime scenes or scientists working away in high-tech laboratories. In Teasing Secrets from the Dead, Kentucky state forensic anthropologist Emily Craig shows us the real thing, both in the field and in the lab, while taking us inside mysterious local murders and horrifying national tragedies. She provides a wealth of detail on the “how” of her work—identifying remains based on bones, examining mitochondrial DNA from a body long dead, creating detailed 3D facial reconstructions—while never losing sight of the “why.” Sometimes gruesome but always absorbing, Teasing Secrets from the Dead shows us that whether it takes place in Waco after the Branch Davidian compound fire, at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks, or in a lonely patch of Kentucky forest, Craig’s work is about bringing criminals to justice ... and peace to families.
Watch the program (Windows Media® or RealPlayer® format)
Blurbs from the book cover
Card catalog entry from the Library of Congress
Publisher’s information page from Random House; includes an excerpt
Amazon.com information page
Barnes and Noble information page
Reviews:
• W.E. Wallo, from BlogCritics.org
• Science News
• Fort Worth Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly
For further reading:
• ForensicAnthro.com has educational resources, links to other web sites, and suggestions of books on the subject.
• Pastoral Putrefaction Down on the Body Farm—an article from the CNN archives
• UnidentifiedRemains.net lists cases on which the Kentucky Medical Examiners Office is seeking information.
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