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Osteology is a very useful tool for scientists working on identifying human remains.
Often forensic scientists must use many lines of reasoning to investigate crime scenes. For instance, if a forensic scientist has to establish the identity of a victim or or of a criminal they may use DNA analysis, dust for prints, use ink chromatography, or some types of archaeology to investigate the scene. This site allows students to undertake a forensic investigation involving trash. Use the site as a starting point for doing your own trash can archaeology investigation. It has many interactive resources and makes short work of that lack of knowledge.