Skulls and Skeletons

It's a gruesome fact, but it's true: Bodies don't last long after they're dead. In murder cases and plane crashes, earthquakes and fires, police want to know: Who did the bones belong to? Was the victim male or female? Young or old? Tall or short? How did he or she die? Forensic anthropologists have the answers.Want to know more? you'll get more than the bare bones about these Topics: how forensic anthropologists can figure out a victim's gender, race, and age from a few bones; what happened when a huge flood dug up an entire cemetery; how anthropologists identified the victims of a double murder; and whether forensic anthropology is in your bones!