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Is is possible to assess identity from notes?

March 8, 2018 By Adrienne Witzel

Could an assessment of old notes using modern techniques solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart?   The findings, published in the journal Forensic Anthropology, suggest an advancement in forensic anthropology may help to identify a set of human remains found on a South Pacific island, and originally assessed in 1941, belonging to those of the famed aviator presumed lost at sea in 1937.  Will the science stand up?

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