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The Forensic Anthropology Center is a leading institution for research and training in forensic anthropology. It has a body donation program, a skeletal collection, and a facility known as The Body Farm.
- Body Donation
There is no cost to you or your family for the donation of...
- UTK Donated Skeletal Collection
The UTK Donated Skeletal Collection was established in 1981...
- Collections and Research
We have many resources for students, researchers, and law...
- Research Requests and Application Forms
Research Requests. We encourage students and faculty from...
- Publications
For a list of selected presentations and publications using...
- Age, Sex and Ancestry Distribution
Age, Sex and Ancestry Distribution - Forensic Anthropology...
- Body Donation
Video of a Body Farm-hosted course for FBI evidence response team (ERT) to training in forensic anthropology techniques for use at crime scenes. As of November 2023, the Body Farm covers 2.5 acres (10,000 m 2) of land and is surrounded by razor-wire and fences.
University of Tennessee. The original body farm is the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility located a few miles from downtown on Alcoa Highway in Knoxville, Tennessee, behind the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
12 kwi 2024 · Learn about the research and training on human decomposition and variation at the Forensic Anthropology Center (FAC) of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The FAC has a body donation program, a skeletal collection, and a research facility for faculty and students.
14 lis 2011 · Behind the University of Tennessee, a little outside of Knoxville, there’s a 2.5-acre plot of land surrounded by a razor wire fence. Often called the “Body Farm,” this site has helped ...
15 wrz 2017 · Learn how UT anthropologist Bill Bass created the world's first outdoor forensic research facility to study decomposition and time since death. Discover how the Body Farm has helped solve murders and advance forensic science.
Learn how to donate your body to the Department of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee for research and education purposes. Find out the eligibility criteria, the donation process, and the benefits of body donation.
