LEADER 02800oam 2200685I 450 001 9910960842903321 005 20240409231800.0 010 $a1-317-45679-3 010 $a0-7656-3662-X 010 $a1-317-45680-7 010 $a1-315-69975-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315699752 035 $a(CKB)3710000000382895 035 $a(EBL)2005301 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001460863 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12619829 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001460863 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11472501 035 $a(PQKB)11150688 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2005301 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2005301 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11038149 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL759549 035 $a(OCoLC)923712275 035 $a(OCoLC)958108922 035 $a(OCoLC)905853881 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB142055 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000382895 100 $a20180706e20152013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe forensic historian $eusing science to reexamine the past /$fRobert C. Williams 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (158 p.) 300 $aFirst published 2013 by M.E. Sharpe. 311 08$a1-336-28263-0 311 08$a0-7656-3661-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction : scope of evidence -- 2. Faking it : chemistry and forgery -- 3. Atomic evidence -- 4. A question of identity : from bones to DNA fingerprinting -- 5. Not-so-cold cases -- 6. Conclusion : modern forensics and historical revision. 330 $aModern forensic science has significantly affected historical debate over some well-known past crimes or mysteries, utilizing modern DNA, nuclear, and chemical analyses to reexamine the past. This book takes an in-depth look at 20 significant cases where investigators have applied new forensic techniques to confirm, dispute, or revise accepted historical accounts. Among the cases included are the murder of King Tut, the validity of the Vinland Map, the authenticity of the Hitler diaries, Joan of Arc's ashes, the bones of Anastasia, arsenic and the death of Napoleon, and the dating of the Shrou 606 $aHistoriography$xMethodology$vCase studies 606 $aForensic sciences$vCase studies 606 $aWorld history 615 0$aHistoriography$xMethodology 615 0$aForensic sciences 615 0$aWorld history. 676 $a907.2 676 $a907.2 700 $aWilliams$b Robert Chadwell$f1938-,$01153435 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910960842903321 996 $aThe forensic historian$94383159 997 $aUNINA