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forensic anthropology?keep in mind im 12 and mya not understand some terms.please do not post wikipedia articles.And remember i want to know everything form different cases to how you start off being a forensic anthropologist

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  • izaboe
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    a forensic anthropologist is someone who identifies the remains of humans when all that is left are their bones. that is the anthropology part -- which is what you should focus on for school -- keep up your science and math and get into a good college -- the University of Tennessee at Knoxville has a forensic anthropology degree -- they have a "body farm" where they learn how to identify how long remains have been decomposing in different "environments" (trunk of a car v. buried in the ground v. metal container, etc.).

    the "forensic" part just means it has been applied to the law, to the courts, to the criminal justice system. maybe you helped identify a victim from their remains. (there are a lot of "true crime" books you can look at to see examples...should be a whole section at a book store)

    good stuff. and an interesting job. (and you can get paid a lot of $$)

    Source(s): i have a forensic psychology degree -- so i know a little about it
  • 1 decade ago

    If you like to read you should give a try to get some Kathy Reichs's books. She's an accomplished forensic anthropologist who decided to write (fictional) stories about her work. They are quite fun but they make mention of forensic anthropology only in surface but still good books to read.

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