The LA Times has an interesting piece on how the police in Mammoth Lakes, California have enlisted some physical anthropologists using cutting edge analysis techniques to try to solve a murder. I was particularly intrigued by the study of trace elements in the teeth to figure out diet, and the use of oxygen isotopes to figure out the latitude that the victim came from.
Phil Walker who is featured in this article is working with me on one of my archaeology projects. Brilliant man.
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