Forensics in Antiquity

A collection of stories about forensic science long before forensics was a thing. 

Voice acting by Scott Mort. 

Music:

Deadly Roulette by KevinMacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3625-deadly-roulette

Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod

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Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch

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Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music

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Royal Coupling by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5743-royal-coupling

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Sources:

Dolly Stoltze. “A 13th Century Guide to Forensic Anthropology.” Strange Remains. https://strangeremains.com/2016/01/16/a-13th-century-guide-to-forensic-anthropology/

Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forensic_entomology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calliphoridae#Forensic_importance

World Digital Library. “Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified.” https://www.wdl.org/en/item/17865/

Michael Kurland. “Irrefutable Evidence: A History of Forensic Science.” Ivan R. Dee, 2009.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lollia_Paulina

Richard Cavendish. History Today. “Death of the Emperor Claudius.” https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/death-emperor-claudius

Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science. Nigel McCrery. Chicago Review Press, 2014.

Martina Vicianova. “Historical Techniques of Lie Detection.” Europe’s Journal of Pscyhology. Found on https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873061/

William Garrett Cothran. “CSI: Rome - a dive into ancient forensics.” Sea Lion Press. https://www.sealionpress.co.uk/post/csi-rome-a-dive-into-ancient-forensics

William C. Summers. “The Chinese Nail Murders: Forensic Medicine in Imperial Chine.” Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. http://rt4rf9qn2y.scholar.serialssolutions.com/?sid=google&auinit=WC&aulast=Summers&atitle=The+Chinese+Nail+Murders:+forensic+medicine+in+Imperial+China.&id=pmid:11138936