Summary

Dr. Robert Mann of the University of Hawaii talks about his winding path in biological anthropology. He spent time in the military, as a consulting forensic anthropologist, and in JPAC/DPAA.

Recommendations

• What to read to learn more:
  • Forensic Detective: How I Cracked the World’s Toughest Cases by Dr. Robert Mann and Miryam Williamson (Ballantine, 2007)
  • Standards for Data Collection from Human Skeletal Remains by Dr. Douglas Ubelaker and Dr. Jane Buikstra (University of Arkansas, 1994)
  • Human Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual by Dr. William H. Bass (Missouri Archaeological Society, 1971)
  • Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist by Dr. William Maples and Michael Browning (Crown Publishing, 1995)
• What he’s reading for work right now:
  • Costoclavicular ligament literature (specifically embryology)
  • Reading manuscripts
• What he’s consuming for fun:
  • Seinfeld (Opens in Netflix)
  • The Office (Opens Peacock TV)
  • Playing the guitar and writing songs