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BL
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1027895
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b782265
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| Main Entry
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Thomas, Peggy,1960-
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| Title & Author
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Forensic anthropology : : the growing science of talking bones /\ Peggy Thomas.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Facts on File,, ©2003.
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| Series Statement
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Facts on File science library
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Science & technology in focus
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| Page. NO
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xiv, 210 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0816047316
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: 9780816047314
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| Notes
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Revised edition of: Talking bones. c1995.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-200) and index.
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| Contents
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Murder -- Building a science -- Forensic team -- Is it human? -- Crime scene -- Body farm -- Bug detectives --Hidden identity -- Positive identification -- It's in the genes -- Cause of death -- Face finding -- Last word -- Old bones -- Silent witness -- Bringing them home -- Appendixes.
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| Abstract
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Uses actual cases, some drawn directly from news headlines, to describe some of the amazing advances and techniques being employed in the field of forensic anthropology at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
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Forensic anthropology.
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Forensic osteology.
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Anthropologie légale.
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Ostéologie légale.
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Forensic anthropology.
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Forensic osteology.
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Forensic Anthropology.
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Forensic Medicine.
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| Dewey Classification
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614/.17
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| LC Classification
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GN69.8.T48 2003
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2003 E-041
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W 750T461f 2003
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| Added Entry
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Thomas, Peggy,1960-
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