Forensic

NCBI ROFL: The strange case of the “vampire� burial in Venice.

16 May 2012

Forensic approach to an archaeological casework of “vampire� skeletal remains in Venice: odontological and anthropological prospectus. “During the years 2006–2007, the Archeological Superintendent of Veneto (Italy) promoted a research project on mass graves located on Nuovo Lazzaretto in Venice, where the corpses of plague deaths were buried during the 16th and 17th centuries. The burials were ...

'Bones' author and forensic anthropologist is this year's One Book choice

16 May 2012

Vanderburgh County’s morgue provided the perfect setting to undrape this year’s One Book One Community selection. It’s “Flash and Bones,� the most recent title by Kathy Reichs, an internationally recognized forensic anthropologist and college professor who has written 15 novels and three young adult books, and serves as producer tor “Bones,� the television series inspired by her fiction.

Dennis Dirkmaat publishes new book on forensic anthropology

16 May 2012

( Mercyhurst College ) The new book, "A Companion to Forensic Anthropology," edited by Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat, chair of the Applied Forensic Sciences Department and the Master of Science program in Anthropology at Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pa., presents the most comprehensive assessment of the philosophy, goals, and practice of forensic anthropology today, with chapters by renowned international ...