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Whether you're interested in becoming a forensic anthropologist, or just want a deeper understanding of what they do, the following links can get you closer to the bones.

Links

Take a Trip to the Body Farm
Yes, the Body Farm, the place where forensic anthropologists at the University of Tennessee study how bodies decay in nature.

Forensic Anthropology and Osteology Resources
Everything you've always wanted to know about becoming a forensic anthropologist, plus book and resource suggestions.

OsteoInteractive
This comprehensive site from the University of Utah offers a wonderful, if grisly, collection of photographs of skeletons and their sufferings on the Forensic Anthropology link. News stories about how forensic anthropology is currently being used in humanitarian work and at crime scenes are featured.

Smithsonian Magazine: "Bone Specialist On Call"
An article from Smithsonian offers a day in the life of a forensic anthropologist

All About Forensic Anthropology and True Crime
CourtTV has a captivating look at how forensic anthropology has aided some of the world's most notorious crime investigations.

Books on Forensic Anthropology, PaleoAnthropology and Osteology
A bibliography of forensic anthropology books

Forensic Crime Lab, aka the Crime Scene Unit
A large collection of resources for both amateurs and experts is available.

PBS Links

POV: Discovering Dominga
See how forensic anthropology is helping to identify the remains of genocide in Guatemala.

Nova: Mystery of the First Americans
Does race exist? One forensic anthropologist thinks so and gives evidence why.

Nova: Ice Mummies
Learn what forensic anthropologists discover from mummies frozen in the ice for centuries.

To find out if you've got the makings of a forensic anthropologist, examine a skeleton.