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Written in Bone

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by Sue Black


  stillborn babies, 161, 168

  Stirland, Ann, 178

  strangers, identifying, 174

  strangulation, 104, 109, 111, 151–152, 275, 277

  strappado, 175–176

  ‘string of pearls’ ossification, 131, 139

  strontium-90, 8

  subcostal groove, 141

  subclavian blood vessels, 160

  suicide in children, 196

  sulci, 30

  sunken chest, 128

  super-recognizers, 53–54

  superimposition, 65, 67, 290–291

  superior sagittal sinus, 45

  supraorbital ridging, 71

  surgery, 54–55, 127–128, 142

  Suthar, Devendra, 238

  sutures, 44, 47, 59

  syndactyly, 227–238

  synovial joints, 209

  Syrian military prisons, 274

  Tabaketenmut, 263

  tail bones, 6, 101

  talus, 254

  Tamina, 165–166

  tarsal bones, 254

  tattoos, 220–221, 240, 251, 272, 294

  teenagers, manubrium, 127

  teeth, 52, 75–85

  baby teeth, 77, 94

  colour of, 61, 79

  cosmetic interventions, 80

  dentition, 77, 80, 248

  dentures, 19, 76, 82, 84

  disaster victim identification (DVI), 57

  and facial development, 60–61

  identifying from, 79, 117

  neonatal lines, 78–79

  permanent teeth, 77

  recognizing, 54

  Simon Fraser’s coffin, 91, 97

  wisdom teeth, 77

  Templeman, Dr Charles, 105, 108–109

  temporal bone, 30, 45

  temporomandibular joints, 24

  terminations, 161

  testosterone, 131, 244

  Thalidomide, 195, 262

  Thatcher, Margaret, 144

  Thiel method, 294

  thigh bone, 5, 94, 159, 286

  thoe, 262

  thoracic vertebrae, 101, 123

  thorax, 123–149

  three-dimensional computer modelling, 57

  throat, 151–155

  thumb, 162, 228–229

  thyroid cartilage, 154–155

  tibia, 194, 196–198, 210, 215–216

  time death interval (TDI), 7

  toenails, 253, 265, 270–271

  toes, 17, 237–238

  tongue piercings, 84

  torture, 175–176,

  falanga, 272, 278

  kneecapping, 215

  strangulation, 275, 277

  Syrian military prisons, 274

  venous insufficiency, 277

  torus, 71

  Toulousian Deformation, 43

  trabecular bone, 2

  trachea, 155

  tracheal rings, 155

  tramline bruises, 277

  transgender skeletons, 132

  transplants

  face, 54–55

  foot-to-hand transfer, 262

  transposed fingers, 238

  traumatic memories, long bones and, 198

  trepanation, 26–27

  tri-osseous strip, 128

  tribes, cranial deformation and, 42

  true pelvis, 182

  turbinates, 73

  tympanic membrane, 45

  ulna, 194, 212–213

  Ulster Volunteer Force, 41

  UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 245

  ungulates, 159, 230–231

  unidentified bodies, 116

  University of Aberdeen, 109

  University of Glasgow, 65

  uvula piercings, 84

  Uxbridge, Lord, 242

  vagus nerve, 104

  venous insufficiency, 277

  venous system, 45

  vertebral column, 89–121

  age and, 100

  ‘Angel of the Meadow’ case, 116–117

  decapitation, 103, 111

  development of, 100, 102

  evolution of, 98

  hangman’s fracture, 102–104, 108, 110–111

  identifying vertebrae, 90, 99–102

  Jamal case, 112

  number and types of vertebrae, 99

  osteophytes, 90

  posture and standing, 98–99

  violent deaths and, 117

  vertebrochondral ribs, 142

  vertebrosternal ribs, 142

  Violet (Scottish isles babies), 165–166, 168

  viscera, 60, 118–119, 133, 138, 182, 184

  viscerocranium, 24, 49–85

  vitamin D, 3–4, 128

  vocal cords, 154

  voice box, 151, 154

  war graves, 268

  Wardlaw mausoleum, 91–93

  Warner Bros, 24

  Waterloo teeth, 83–84

  webbed fingers, 227

  Wilkinson, Professor Caroline, 63

  Wilson, David, 293

  Wiltshire, Patricia, 74

  windpipe, 151

  wisdom teeth, 77

  women

  brow ridging, 72

  chin shape, 65

  clavicles, 159, 161

  external occipital protuberance, 43, 46

  fetomaternal mortality, 185

  growth plate fusion, 173

  ischial tuberositie, 98, 182–183

  mastoid processes, 44, 46

  orbits, 71

  pelvis, 183–184

  sacrum, 159, 183

  scapulae, 159, 177–179

  skull, 43, 63

  sternum, 129

  thyroid cartilage, 154–155

  Wood, Tom, Ruxton: The First Modern Murder, 291

  Wood Jones, Frederic, 254, 256

  Wormian bones, 44

  wreck salvages, 268

  wrists, 209–210

  xiphoid process, 126–128

  Yendell, Tom, 262

  Young, Lord, 106–108

  Yvonne, 132–133

  Zaina, 139–140

  Zeus, 102

  zygomatic bone, 75

  About the Author

  Professor Dame Sue Black is one of the world’s leading anatomists and forensic anthropologists. She is also the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Engagement at Lancaster University. She was the lead anthropologist for the British Forensic Team’s work in the war crimes investigations in Kosovo. She was one of the first forensic scientists to travel to Thailand following the Indian Ocean tsunami to provide assistance in identifying the dead. Sue is a familiar face in the media, where documentaries have been filmed about her work, and she led the highly successful BBC Two series History Cold Case.

  Sue was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to forensic anthropology. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Sunday Times bestseller All That Remains.

 

 

 


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