Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
When he's not at a notorious crime scene or a mass disaster, Doug Owsley is entering tombs and crypts, unwrapping mummies, or climbing into caves to unlock the secrets of bones. In No Bone Unturned, investigative journalist Jeff Benedict not only unveils a compelling portrait of the man behind America's most notorious cases but also gives us a fascinating look inside the world of forensic science as seen through the eyes of a leading specialist. Doug Owsley's extraordinary talent has put his phone number on speed dial for federal agencies, from the FBI to the CIA and the State Department. When the Branch Davidian compound in Waco caught fire, when a terrorist-flown plane crashed into the Pentagon, and when mass graves were uncovered in Croatia, the authorities called Owsley. Through cutting-edge science, instinctive artistry, and dogged tenacity, Owsley painstakingly rebuilds the skeleton, and helps identify it and determine the cause of death.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Nonfiction, Science, Sociology, Origin, Forensic anthropology, Methods, Indians of North America, Paleontology, Human remains (Archaeology), Legislation & jurisprudence, Antiquities, Collection and preservation, Repatriation, Cultural property, Paleo-Indians, Kennewick Man, North American Indians, Indians, Forensic osteology, Forensic pathology, Fossil hominids, Excavations (archaeology), north america, Archaeology, law and legislationBook Details
First Sentence
"Against a backdrop of Gothic columns and massive granite walls, an elephant-size ivory statue of a brontosaurus stood erect in front of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History."
Classifications
ID Numbers
Source records
marc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary MARC recordBetter World Books record
Library of Congress MARC record
amazon.com record
marc_columbia MARC record
harvard_bibliographic_metadata record
Work Description
A curator for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Doug Owsley painstakingly rebuilds skeletons, helping to identify them and determine their cause of death. He has worked on several notorious cases -- from mass graves uncovered in Croatia to the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon -- and has examined historic skeletons tens of thousands of years old. But the discovery of Kennewick Man, a 9,600-year-old human skeleton found along the banks of Washington's Columbia River, was a find that would turn Owsley's life upside down.Days before Owsley was scheduled to study the skeleton, the government seized it to bury Kennewick Man's bones on the land of the Native American tribes who claimed him. Along with other leading scientists, Owsley sued the U.S. government over custody. Concerned that knowledge about our past and our history would be lost forever if the bones were reburied, Owsley fought a legal and political battle for six years, putting everything at risk, jeopardizing his career and his reputation.
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created April 29, 2008
- 14 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
August 27, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
January 7, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
November 14, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
December 8, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
April 29, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from amazon.com record |