Arts and Entertainment Oct 8, 2008
Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) are back for a third season of forensic anthropology in the TV show "Bones." The drama, which is derived from the book by New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs, was an immediate hit on Fox. (8/15/07) | (4/28/08) (8/23/07) | (8/25/07). (The Current Online, MO)
Carrollton woman mourns loss of husband, daughter Jul 31, 2008
Hall, who was known as Krystean, planned on majoring in forensic anthropology. She received a scholarship from the state of Texas for graduating early and had a job lined up at a museum on or near the campus. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Students sample college in Upward Bound program Jul 14, 2008
"We do have supervision," said Kimball Nicholson, 15, an East Jefferson High sophomore who aspires to computer engineering or forensic anthropology. "But being able to experience college at our age is really cool.". (Nola.com -- Sports)
Deadly secrets Jun 12, 2008
The Peruvian Forensic Anthropology team (EPAF) has set up camp among the derelict stone buildings, sharing the bitterly cold nights with a platoon of soldiers stationed there because the settlement lies on a route for drug-traffickers bringing cocaine from the Amazon jungle to the coast. Despite its remoteness, the testimony of relatives made the main grave easy to find. (BBC News -- Americas)
Reward Offered For Leads In 20-Year-Old Murder Case Jun 5, 2008
The University of Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Center in Knoxville produced a reconstruction of the teenagers face, based on her skull. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation thinks she was either from Texas or that she had ties to the state and is asking for help in identifying the teenager. (KWTX.com, TX)
BOOK REVIEW: 'The Devils Bones' By Jefferson Bass Jun 3, 2008
the site of real forensic anthropology experiments conducted by the University of Tennessee staff, popularly known as The Body Farm. The forensic anthropology lab is a small area of acreage where the staff arranges settings to simulate death scenes (using donated human remains) to make determinations regarding deaths that have left questions for medical examiners and other legal entities. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Hard work pays off for CSUN students May 15, 2008
Jose Garcia, 25, will begin work on a master's degree in forensic anthropology this fall at Cal State Los Angeles and plans to pursue a doctorate ... While working with the medical examiner, he "fell in love" with forensic anthropology. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Salina hosts crime seminar Apr 4, 2008
Presentations will include: NecroSearch and Clandestine Gravesites, Gizmos and Gadgets for Crime Scene Processing, Bite Marks, IAI Certifications, Validation Studies on Processing Techniques, Forensic Anthropology, Firearms Identification, and Accident Reconstruction and Evidence Documentation Using Photogrammetry. An exhibit room will provide an opportunity to view cutting-edge technology and the latest products and services available to the forensic field. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
* Lab tries to identify 'dirty war' victims Mar 24, 2008
"We've received some 2,000 telephone calls," said Luis Fondebrider of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, which was founded in 1984 to document the missing and has since applied its know-how in more than 40 countries, from El Salvador to Iraq to East Timor. It also led the identification through of Cuban revolutionary Ernest "Che" Guevara's remains, exhumed in the 1990s. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
DNA Tests Identify Skeletons In The Closet Mar 23, 2008
Luis Fondebrider, of the independent Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, looks over an unidentified skeleton at a forensic lab in Buenos Aires, March 11, 2008 ... "We've received some 2,000 telephone calls," said Luis Fondebrider of the independent Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, which was founded in 1984 to document the missing and has since applied its know-how in more than 40 countries, from El Salvador to Iraq to East Timor. (CBS News)
Team recovers war heroes' remains Mar 19, 2008
"We're close to identifying these men." Danielson is standing in the center of the largest forensic anthropology laboratory in the world. The men and women who work here archeologists, anthropologists and forensic dentists and support staff have one mission: to travel the world searching for, returning and eventually identifying America's war dead. (USA Today -- News)
Forensic science class gets taste of Hollywood drama Mar 6, 2008
According to Killoren, the skills taught in the class are a part of an almost endless number of careers, including forensic anthropology and forensic dentistry to arson investigator, detective and an FBI special agent. Many students who take the class have asked Killoren where they can continue studying the material in college. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Infotainment Mar 4, 2008
Reconstruction of the faceBerlin: Senior lecturer in Forensic Anthropology Dr Caroline Wilkinson poses besides the reconstruction of the face of late German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). AFP. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
CSI comes to CCHS Feb 22, 2008
Among the things that his students learn through little lecture and an emphasis of laboratory activates are finger printing, blood splattering, hair and fiber analysis, handwriting analysis, arson, forensic anthropology and more. Every unit that I teach them is its own career, said Vela. (Concord Journal, MA)
Forensic Science T-shirts Feb 15, 2008
Forensic Anthropology ... For browsing or serious investigation, there are specialist sections for Forensic Pathology, Forensic Toxicology, Computer Forensics, Forensic Anthropology, Forensic Odontology, Forensic Linguistics, Forensic Entomology and Forensic Psychology. (Suite101.com)
Texas State University finds new site for 'body farm' Feb 13, 2008
The Forensic Anthropology Research Facility, part of a graduate program in forensic anthropology at Texas State, will train scientists and law enforcement officials in establishing the time of death and the nature of death when bodies are found. It will also provide training in the identification of skeletal and dental remains. (Austin American-Statesman)
Why do police dogs respond to German? Jan 31, 2008
I wanted to get an overview of another side of the criminal system, said Peterson, who studied forensic anthropology and sociology at UM.. . (Missoulian, MT)
Seeking a body's secrets Jan 30, 2008
More than five years after his remains were found in a patch of bushes in northwestern Toronto, however, some ground-breaking forensic anthropology has finally put a 3-D face on the mystery corpse. Now police are hoping someone will recognize the likeness and step forward with some answers. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Dark pastExhumations stir memories of Peru's brutal internal war Dec 10, 2007
In 40C heat, a non-governmental organisation, the Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team (EPAF), scours the ground next to the still-operational military base. Researchers have dug up many bodies in Ayacucho. (BBC News -- Americas)
Researchers find artifacts after fire Nov 20, 2007
McLeod and Minetz, a University of Montana graduate student in forensic anthropology, noted the distribution of the artifacts, mapped and photographed them and completed a metal detector survey. Then they hauled the treasure to McLeod's office at Fort Missoula. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
1800s artifacts arise from ashes of Jocko Lakes fire Nov 18, 2007
A Chicago native who came to college at UM, Minetz is nearing the end of graduate school in forensic anthropology. She couldn't have found herself in a better place at a better time. (Missoulian, MT)
Squirrel hunters find human skull Nov 5, 2007
Detective Don McKey says deputies will ask the LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Laboratory to examine the skull. He said Coroner Michael DeJohn confirmed the skull is that of a human. (KSLA.com, LA)
Toenails hold great secrets Oct 21, 2007
Eight months after detectives from Tayside Police discovered the severed limb, Professor Sue Black of the Department of Forensic Anthropology at Dundee University, found that the man, whose identity they are seeking to determine had dark hair, was 5ft 6in and aged between 16 and 25 years old. However, a major step forward was taken by Wolfram Meier-Augenstein, a chemist at Queen's University, Belfast, who used a forensic technique, known as stable isotope profiling, and provided the... (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
USF Scientist Aids Study Of Skeleton Dug Up In Seffner Sep 27, 2007
I'll use the morgue otherwise. " Standard archeological methods are used to dig the body out and keep the integrity of the scene, including soil probing, grid mapping and ground-penetrating radar, Kimmerle said. To determine how long the bones were buried, investigators look for things such as bone warping, what kind of plant material was under the bones and an analysis of the soil under the body, she said. Sometimes, the length of burial can be approximated by examining the victim's dental... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
MacArthur fellows Sep 25, 2007
Mercedes Doretti, 48, cofounder, Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team, New York City and Buenos Aires. Stuart Dybek, 65, distinguished writer in residence, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. (Boston Globe)
Body Of Texas Man Identified, 28 Years After It Was Found Aug 25, 2007
Manhein is now director of the LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Lab, called FACES.. Over the years she kept the remains and periodically re-evaluated them. (KWTX.com, TX)
Human skull at least 500 years old Aug 19, 2007
The cranium was taken to the University of North Texas in Denton to be investigated by Dr. Gill King, director of the Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology and Human Identification at the college. King said the find was a human skull without a mandible and could be between 500 and 1,000 years old. (Odessa American, TX)
2,300-year-old mummy x-rayed at local hospital Jul 30, 2007
The mummy's internal organs are intact, which surprised researchers, and X-rays showed the man, while in good shape otherwise, had numerous broken ribs, said Mary Manhein, director of Louisiana State University's Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services lab where some of the tests were done. "He died of some sort of trauma," she said. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Experts conduct CT scan in Gonzales on 2,300-year old mummy Jul 19, 2007
At times, 20 to 30 people crowded into the imaging room, including hospital staff and a team consisting of LASM and LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services (FACES) laboratory representatives and Egyptologists. Researchers include Mary Manheim, director of the FACES Laboratory at LSU; Peter Lacovara, curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art at the Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, Atlanta; Salima Ichram, chair of the Sociology, Anthropology,... (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
Coroners get help identifying old bodies Jul 10, 2007
Jennifer Love, the Harris County Medical Examiner's office's director of forensic anthropology, said if someone hears about the case and suspects the man may be a relative, the office can send that person's DNA to UNT for a match with the body. Harris County officials have had some success, however, in the case of a 47-year-old Hispanic man shot to death in 1982 and left on a remote roadside. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Search continues for Iwo Jima fallen Jul 9, 2007
Though it boasts the world's largest forensic anthropology laboratory, JPAC's staff of about 425 people is stretched to the limit and often relies on outside tips -- from family members, friends or amateur historians. "No lead is too small," Brown said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Marine Team Vows Iwo Jima Search Isn't Over Jul 6, 2007
" Stinchon's team was fairly typical. Once a promising area is pinpointed, a preliminary investigation is conducted by a team that generally includes linguists, medics, forensic anthropologists and ordnance specialists. Though it boasts the world's largest forensic anthropology lab, JPAC's staff of about 425 people is stretched and often relies on outside tips. "No lead is too small," Brown said. "We do not turn down a lead. " | | | TBO.com AdLinks Site Tools RSS Feeds: Most Popular News: This... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
‘Until they are home’ Jul 5, 2007
Though it boasts the world s largest forensic anthropology laboratory, JPAC s staff of about 425 people is stretched to the limit and often relies on outside tips from family members, friends or amateur historians. No lead is too small, Brown said. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Unwanted crowd Harris County Cemetery Jul 3, 2007
"It's very sad to die alone. Especially when you're out on the streets, said Kathy Tabor of the Star of Hope Mission. The Star of Hope shelter has held services in the cemetery for people who have died with no loved ones to claim them. The county often buries those who die without a family. But the medical examiner always assumes that someone still cares. "It's a full time job just reuniting people after death, said Dr. Jennifer Love, Harris County s director of forensic anthropology. On Sunday... (KHOU.com, TX)
A murder mystery in Florida? Bones may tell Jun 21, 2007
MCT photo Detective Sgt. Jennifer Soto of the Violent Crimes Division of the Fort Myers Police Department, left, and Forensic Anthropology Consultant Dr. Heather Walsh-Haney lead an investigation on the case of the eight male skeletons found in Fort Myers, Fla. June 13. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Guatemala rights scientist honoured Jun 21, 2007
At this year's meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Mr Peccerelli and his colleagues at the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation (FAFG) are being honoured for their commitment to using science to promote human rights. Since 1992, the Foundation has been investigating human rights abuses committed during Guatemala's 36-year civil war, particularly the 18-month period in the early 1980s when General Efrain Rios Montt pursued what has been described as a... (Yahoo News -- Guatemala)
HONORED AND REMEMBERED May 29, 2007
" Their job is part science, part detective work, and part of the patriotic culture that drives the military. JPAC has the largest forensic anthropology laboratory in the world. It is able to use old-fashioned methods, like dental charts and new breakthroughs in science, including the use of mitochondrial DNA. The task is daunting. Though the Korean War ended in 1953, more than 8,100 Americans are still missing from that conflict. Occasionally, all the pieces of the puzzle come together and a... (San Francisco Chronicle)
CSI Too Close to Home May 23, 2007
It's politically uncool putting a human body out and letting it decompose but unfortunately it is a necessary artifact of human society," Byrd says. Once the cadaver has been exposed to open air, the bones picked clean by wildlife and insects, the skeletal remains are studied, then measured, catalogued and archived. More controlled research on human cadavers also would help in the courtroom, Byrd says, since the current method of using hog carcasses to determine key facts like probable time of... (Time.com)
Appeal to the sublime Apr 23, 2007
In other novels, he has treated readers to the intricacies of bomb defusing (The English Patient) and forensic anthropology (Anil's Ghost). In this novel, we learn some secrets about poker playing. (Toronto Star)
DNA analyst continues tough work to get justice Apr 19, 2007
I was fortunate to work with a professor at UNL who was doing forensic anthropology and that s what sparked my interest, she said. But it was the more modern-day forensic studies that most intrigued her. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Q&A today: Shootings expert Apr 17, 2007
Dr. Leyton is professor emeritus in forensic anthropology at Memorial University in Newfoundland, past president of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association and the author of five books on murder, the best known of which is Hunting Humans: The Rise of the Modern Multiple Murderer, published by McClelland and Stewart. Editor's Note: We will follow the same general rules for this Qion as for our regular live discussions. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Concerns About Planned Body Farm at Texas State Apr 13, 2007
"There is interest in this from investigators all over the world, as well as many police agencies across the state," Texas State forensic anthropology professor Jerry Melbye said. Some homeowners don't see the body farm as a good neighbor. (K-Eye News, TX)
Still guilty after all these years Apr 12, 2007
Forensic pathology, ballistics and forensic anthropology have also moved ahead rapidly. As a result, forensics now sends criminal law into a region it has formerly entered only with reluctance: the distant past. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Body ID'd as murder suspect Apr 7, 2007
Roger C. Looper, 29, 16519 Ridgeview Road, was identified April 3 from a forensic dental examination conducted at the LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services (FACES) laboratory in Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley said. Looper was accused of killing his then-girlfriend, Elaina Wolf, 22, and wounding her sister, Caitlin Wolf, 21, after allegedly forcing his way into the residence the sisters shared at 12414 Calcote Road in Gonzales about 11:21 p.m. on the... (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
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The Ascension Parish Coroner's Office ordered an autopsy for April 2, conducted at the LSU Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services (FACES) laboratory in Baton Rouge. The severely decomposed body was discovered near the intersection of hwy. (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
Sharing ‘Secrets': DeKalb author Sally Walker speaks at local schools Apr 4, 2007
Well known for her children's science books, Walker incorporates archaeology, geology, forensic anthropology and genealogy into ecrets of a Civil War Submarine in clear, easy-to-understand language. Illustrations and full-color photographs help readers visualize the Hunley as it was in 1864 and show salvage and preservation work in progress. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Guatemala struggles to find war crimes justice Mar 5, 2007
Similar work continues at Guatemala's Forensic Anthropology Foundation. For 15 years, teams of scientists have analyzed skeletons and other evidence, mostly remains from rural Maya villages in which forensic scientists use small brushes to remove dirt caked onto bones. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Reburying our violent past Mar 3, 2007
Chalked on the blackboard was "Mam-07/001 (5910) 01-03-2007", for the forensic anthropology team's photographic record of the exhumation on Thursday in the cemetery near Pretoria ... He helped set up the Argentine forensic anthropology team he now heads, which "applies science to the recovery of bodies of missing people". (iAfrica.com)
Human Remains Found Near Willits Feb 16, 2007
A forensic anthropology team will assist in the identification process, Smallcomb said. Engineer/ Energy Manager. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Creating the real face of George Washington Feb 16, 2007
The new statues, along with the bust and mask made in the 1700s, represent the most realistic models to date of Washington, said lead researcher Jeffrey Schwartz, a forensic anthropology professor at the University of Pittsburgh. How they did it. (AZCentral -- News)
* Victims of 2005 landslide uncovered Jan 31, 2007
But within the last two months, nearly 100 victims of a 2005 landslide from hurricane rains have been unearthed, and Jose Suasnavar, deputy director of the independent Forensic Anthropology Foundation, believes at least 50 more will be uncovered by the end of March. On Saturday, Maria Tiney Xicay watched as anthropologists carefully uncovered her sister, her sister's husband, and their four children. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
UF lab tries to solvemummified baby mystery Jan 27, 2007
If today's 100-plus students in his undergraduate Introduction to Forensic Anthropology class were drawn there by CSI-like television shows, "Quincy was the show I watched growing up," he said. The Pound lab will begin examining the mummified baby as soon as the eight cases they have now are finished. (The Palm Beach Post)
'Body Worlds 3' comes to Valley Jan 26, 2007
There also will be lectures on topics such as cancer prevention and forensic anthropology, along with programs for children. (Please see above re: "not for the squeamish."). (AZCentral -- News)
Sleuths tackle baby mummy case Post a Comment Jan 25, 2007
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY ... That's when specialists in the emerging field of forensic anthropology -- the study of bones and other physical remains for medical and legal purposes -- are called in. (The Miami Herald)
Search for MIAs goes on in Laos Jan 15, 2007
Doing this work is a chance to come back for my fallen comrades from that war, and that makes it the best job I have ever had. It is the noblest job and the most rewarding. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Unit trains to handle mass deaths Jan 12, 2007
The professor's team at Dundee's Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology Department will provide training for the DVI response unit, a joint initiative between the Home Office and the Foreign Office. We will have a temporary mortuary for hands-on training in every aspect. (BBC News -- UK)
The weekend's TV Jan 9, 2007
It's part CSI (especially with the advent of forensic pathologist Eve Lockhart, who is much given to striding through her "forensic anthropology observation unit" and re-enacting victims' precipitations into concrete pits) and part Silent Witness, with a Bones graft, a length of Wire in the Blood and a few Cracker crumbs here and there ... This turns out to be just another day at the forensic anthropology observation unit and, according to Eve, providing much in the way of useful insight into... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
