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Category Archives: Forensic Anthropology 2011

Forensic Anthropology, Day 4 – Bare bones

June 24, 2011 – 5:40 am

Thursday, June 23 – Day 4 Today started out with a presentation at the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification. Abby, our presenter, gave us the background of the agency then explained the many facets of the bureau. Afterwards she explained her role in the laboratory and what processes she used to test for blood [...]

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Forensic Anthropology, Day 3 – Blood Spatter and Fingerprints

June 23, 2011 – 6:10 am

Wednesday, June 22 – Day 3 Today was a busy day in field school. We had Captain Rose in again to teach us fingerprints, ballistics, and firearms in the morning. We got to dust for prints on all kinds of materials, using white, black and florescent powders, and magnetic filings. Mine turned out best when [...]

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Forensic Anthropology – Skeletons and Shoe Casts!

June 22, 2011 – 5:58 am

Today was a second successful day of field school at The Ohio State University. We reviewed previous material and then, in groups of two, we did an exercise in describing the position and features of a skeleton. We wrote out our descriptions, and then positioned ourselves based off of the descriptions given by other groups. [...]

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Forensic Anthropology – A Great First Day!

June 21, 2011 – 12:40 pm

Anticipation and excitement were in the air on the first day of The Ohio State University Forensics Anthropology Field School. The morning consisted of us getting to know the rest of our soon-to-be tight-knit group of future forensic scientists. Along with other icebreakers, we heard a short biography about each person by having another classmate present his [...]

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