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Beyond the body farm : a legendary bone detective explores murders, mysteries, and the revolution in forensic science

Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson.

Bass is a well-known forensic anthropologist, and he has teamed with journalist Jefferson to provide general readers with the most advanced methods currently employed in crime scene investigation. Using case studies from both the general field and Bass's "Body Farm" at the U. of Tennessee, the authors describe the high-tech methods used to analyze teeth and skull morphology, mass disasters, bite marks and the pinpointing of the time of death. The emerging use of computer software in forensic investigations is also explored in depth. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)