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Bone Remains

By Manhein, Mary H

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Bone Remains

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Over the past thirty years, forensic anthropologist Mary H. Manhein has helped authorities to identify hundreds of deceased persons throughout Louisiana and beyond. In Bone Remains, she offers details of twenty riveting cases from her files--many of them involving facial reconstructions where only bones offered clues to an individual's story. Manhein takes readers into the field, inside her lab, and through DNA databases and government bureaucracies as she and her team tirelessly work to identify and seek justice for those who can no longer speak for themselves. From a two-thousand-year-old mummy, to Civil War sailors, to graves disturbed by Hurricane Isaac, Manhein presents both modern and historic cases. Her conversational accounts provide a fascinating look into the stories behind the headlines as well as sometimes heart-wrenching details of people lost and found. Manhein shows how each case came to her team, how they used scientific analysis to unravel the secrets the bones had to tell, and how facial reconstructions and a special database for missing and unidentified people assisted in closing cold cases long believed to be unsolvable. She also discusses several mysteries that still elude her, further reflecting the determination and passion central to Manhein's career for over three decades.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
138
Release Date:
2024-10-23
Publication Date:
2024-10-23
Publisher:
Louisiana State University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0807184101
ISBN13:
9780807184103
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
222 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
8 cm
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