The Lady Of Cao: Moche Civilization

Forensic scientists can identify the body through dental records, DNA samples or if the fingers are intact, fingerprints.

The skeletal human remains come primarily from forensic contexts. When the bodies were claimed by Todd he took them to the medical school. There they were embalmed and used as teaching tools for medical students via dissections. Once the dissections were completed the bodies were macerated, the bone was cleaned off, and then pictures of the bone were taken for documentation, in

Supporting Detail: DNA was a way they could prove that someone was there at the scene.

The evidence that they find gets relayed to the medical examiner. Forensic anthropologists have the ability to classify the cause of death by examining marks or fractures found on the bones which in return helps officials determine the weapon used. All of this information helps the medical examiner find the cause of death, based on damages to the bones that a forensic anthropologist finds.

There were many factors that lead t the discovery of the skeleton owner’s gender, ethnicity, height, and age.

3. What evidence do the scientists use to try to discover where the men were buried?

After that they “analyze bones to determine the victim's biological profile” as it is said in “What is Forensic Anthropology” by R.U. Steinberg.

The distribution of skeletal remains tell the scientists how long the bones or individual has been there. The most challenging part for me would have to be finding the little pieces of the puzzle, the missing link or where the body originally was.

In 1996 in the Columbia River Valley a pair of teenagers came across a skeletal by the river. These remains belonged to the Kennewick Man who died 9,000 years ago. The skeleton of the Kennewick man is one of the most complete skeletons discovered from that era with over three-hundred bones. The skeleton sparked controversy with Native American tribes claiming him as their ancestor who should be properly reburied. The opposing side would be the scientists claiming he is of polynesian descent, meaning his remains should be kept in a museum. Forensic anthropologists analyzed the skeletal for signs of his descent. By the use of forensic anthropology the bones were examined for wounds that would show his life style, his facial structure, and signs of his diet which all gave evidence of him being of polynesian descent. (Achenbach, 2014)

The Chavin civilization built this sculpture around 900-200 BCE. The Chavin civilization was known to mix human with feline features in their sculptures. The sculpture has a handle and spout almost like a teapot and has a feline creature on towards the bottom of it. The sculpture is an art piece that the Chavin civilization would have kept in their temples.

Moche: An important regional civilization of Peru, governed by warrior-priests; flourished from around 100to800c.e. (pron. MO-che)

From three thousand BC to one thousand two hundred BC, this mighty nation lived. In Peru, near the city of Lima, scientists discovered a city. A sunken plaza, a big amphitheater, a city in ruins. Sadly, they disappeared. One of the skeletons they found, was a woman. By what the scientists could tell, she had a high status, and, based on what they found in the grave, this civilization practiced equality between men and women. I welcome you, to the oldest civilization, Norte Chico.

The Native Americans strongly believe this man to be their ancestor and desire for a proper burial. But scientists rarely get the opportunity to study remains from 9,000 years ago and with technology getting better and better, they believe that the information that could be learned from these remains is invaluable. I believe that the proper way to go about cases like this, is the heavily involve the Native Americans and to compromise on a specific way to go about researching the remains. I think it is also crucial to get more Native American people into the labs and to make the science field a little more diverse. I think that if the Native Americans know that their people are helping with the research and that the remains will be treated with respect, then scientists have a much better chance of acquiring remains to study. The information can be shared between the two races and could in way unify the two groups which in my opinion is greatly

A new discovery has accused in China. About 40 years ago a group of archeologists found a giant tomb of warriors. The Terra Cotta warriors of China. These warriors Were built to protect the kingdom. King Qin was only 13 years old when he became king of the Qin dynasty. These warriors were made out of clay. Each warrior looked different from each other, none of them looked alike. There are up to 7,800 soldiers, horses, and archers underground to protect under the kingdom from being attacked. No molds were used to make these soldiers. This tomb spreads over 20 square miles. Two pits have been evacuated of the three that were made. The third most recently found tomb that the archeologists have found has up to 86 soldiers and 44 Terra Cotta warrior

The greater the time between the crime, documentation, collection, and examination of a crime scene, the harder it will be to reconstruct it due to changes constantly occurring. A crime scene is built on all available evidence, even what appears to be the absence of evidence. When lack of science, lack of research, or a poorly searched crime scene is the reason for a solid conclusion this can result in evidence not being