by Sue Black
stillborn babies, 161, 168
Stirland, Ann, 178
strangers, identifying, 174
strangulation, 104, 109, 111, 151–152, 275, 277
strappado, 175–176
‘string of pearls’ ossification, 131, 139
strontium-90, 8
subcostal groove, 141
subclavian blood vessels, 160
suicide in children, 196
sulci, 30
sunken chest, 128
super-recognizers, 53–54
superimposition, 65, 67, 290–291
superior sagittal sinus, 45
supraorbital ridging, 71
surgery, 54–55, 127–128, 142
Suthar, Devendra, 238
sutures, 44, 47, 59
syndactyly, 227–238
synovial joints, 209
Syrian military prisons, 274
Tabaketenmut, 263
tail bones, 6, 101
talus, 254
Tamina, 165–166
tarsal bones, 254
tattoos, 220–221, 240, 251, 272, 294
teenagers, manubrium, 127
teeth, 52, 75–85
baby teeth, 77, 94
colour of, 61, 79
cosmetic interventions, 80
dentition, 77, 80, 248
dentures, 19, 76, 82, 84
disaster victim identification (DVI), 57
and facial development, 60–61
identifying from, 79, 117
neonatal lines, 78–79
permanent teeth, 77
recognizing, 54
Simon Fraser’s coffin, 91, 97
wisdom teeth, 77
Templeman, Dr Charles, 105, 108–109
temporal bone, 30, 45
temporomandibular joints, 24
terminations, 161
testosterone, 131, 244
Thalidomide, 195, 262
Thatcher, Margaret, 144
Thiel method, 294
thigh bone, 5, 94, 159, 286
thoe, 262
thoracic vertebrae, 101, 123
thorax, 123–149
three-dimensional computer modelling, 57
throat, 151–155
thumb, 162, 228–229
thyroid cartilage, 154–155
tibia, 194, 196–198, 210, 215–216
time death interval (TDI), 7
toenails, 253, 265, 270–271
toes, 17, 237–238
tongue piercings, 84
torture, 175–176,
falanga, 272, 278
kneecapping, 215
strangulation, 275, 277
Syrian military prisons, 274
venous insufficiency, 277
torus, 71
Toulousian Deformation, 43
trabecular bone, 2
trachea, 155
tracheal rings, 155
tramline bruises, 277
transgender skeletons, 132
transplants
face, 54–55
foot-to-hand transfer, 262
transposed fingers, 238
traumatic memories, long bones and, 198
trepanation, 26–27
tri-osseous strip, 128
tribes, cranial deformation and, 42
true pelvis, 182
turbinates, 73
tympanic membrane, 45
ulna, 194, 212–213
Ulster Volunteer Force, 41
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 245
ungulates, 159, 230–231
unidentified bodies, 116
University of Aberdeen, 109
University of Glasgow, 65
uvula piercings, 84
Uxbridge, Lord, 242
vagus nerve, 104
venous insufficiency, 277
venous system, 45
vertebral column, 89–121
age and, 100
‘Angel of the Meadow’ case, 116–117
decapitation, 103, 111
development of, 100, 102
evolution of, 98
hangman’s fracture, 102–104, 108, 110–111
identifying vertebrae, 90, 99–102
Jamal case, 112
number and types of vertebrae, 99
osteophytes, 90
posture and standing, 98–99
violent deaths and, 117
vertebrochondral ribs, 142
vertebrosternal ribs, 142
Violet (Scottish isles babies), 165–166, 168
viscera, 60, 118–119, 133, 138, 182, 184
viscerocranium, 24, 49–85
vitamin D, 3–4, 128
vocal cords, 154
voice box, 151, 154
war graves, 268
Wardlaw mausoleum, 91–93
Warner Bros, 24
Waterloo teeth, 83–84
webbed fingers, 227
Wilkinson, Professor Caroline, 63
Wilson, David, 293
Wiltshire, Patricia, 74
windpipe, 151
wisdom teeth, 77
women
brow ridging, 72
chin shape, 65
clavicles, 159, 161
external occipital protuberance, 43, 46
fetomaternal mortality, 185
growth plate fusion, 173
ischial tuberositie, 98, 182–183
mastoid processes, 44, 46
orbits, 71
pelvis, 183–184
sacrum, 159, 183
scapulae, 159, 177–179
skull, 43, 63
sternum, 129
thyroid cartilage, 154–155
Wood, Tom, Ruxton: The First Modern Murder, 291
Wood Jones, Frederic, 254, 256
Wormian bones, 44
wreck salvages, 268
wrists, 209–210
xiphoid process, 126–128
Yendell, Tom, 262
Young, Lord, 106–108
Yvonne, 132–133
Zaina, 139–140
Zeus, 102
zygomatic bone, 75
About the Author
Professor Dame Sue Black is one of the world’s leading anatomists and forensic anthropologists. She is also the Pro-Vice Chancellor for Engagement at Lancaster University. She was the lead anthropologist for the British Forensic Team’s work in the war crimes investigations in Kosovo. She was one of the first forensic scientists to travel to Thailand following the Indian Ocean tsunami to provide assistance in identifying the dead. Sue is a familiar face in the media, where documentaries have been filmed about her work, and she led the highly successful BBC Two series History Cold Case.
Sue was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to forensic anthropology. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Sunday Times bestseller All That Remains.
