17 May 2018, The Tablet

How we lived revealed in death: the work of forensic anthropologist Sue Black

by Brian Masters

How we lived revealed in death: the work of forensic anthropologist Sue Black

Professor Sue Black explains a fine point of forensic science to the Duke of Edinburgh.
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First of all, let’s get rid of some definitions, in order that the reader not be frightened by long words. A forensic pathologist examines a corpse to see the story it tells, which is how, when and why the person it once was met his/her death. The forensic anthropologist looks at the same corpse to discover a different story, namely how that same person lived.

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