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Real World Forensic Anthropology

Sedona AZ (October 14, 2014) – The Verde Valley Archaeology Center (VVAC) will hold its next free lecture on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at 7:00 in the evening at the Sedona Creative Life Center, 333 Schnebly Hill Road, Sedona. Among the projects to be presented will be the recently discovered historic military post in New Mexico associated with the Battle of Valverde, the first Civil War battle in New Mexico.

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Forensic anthropology is presented in the popular media as a dramatic and exciting scientific discipline central to solving high-profile crimes. As is often the case, reality is more measured but no less interesting. Using real world case studies, the lecture and presentation will focus on methods developed and used by forensic anthropology, what information can be derived from the study of human remains, and why the public is fascinated. The identification of remains from an historic military post in New Mexico is an example of forensic anthropology at work.

Kimberly Spurr has been a professional archaeologist for nearly three decades, working in the American Southwest, the Rocky Mountains, and the Great Plains. She specializes in bio-archaeology, the study of human remains and mortuary features, which focuses on innovative ways to understand and reconstruct the past and the lives of people. She currently supervises the Archaeology division at the Museum of Northern Arizona and consults as a forensic anthropologist.

For more information about upcoming events, call the Center at 928-567-0066 or visit its website at www.verdevalleyarchaeology.org.

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