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The real-life BODY FARM is located at the University of Tennessee's Forensic Anthropology Center. Founded by Dr. William Bass, the Center includes two departments: a state-of-the-art scientific research facility, and an outdoor research site known as the Body Farm. Here, human remains lay openly exposed to the elements.
14 lis 2011 · On a “body farm,” researchers are exploring whether the nutrients from human cadavers can change the look of plants, which authorities might use to locate missing persons.
20 sty 2008 · Noted forensic anthropologist and author, Dr. Bill Bass, takes us on a tour of the world-famous Body Farm in Knoxville, TN
23 sty 2020 · Just as people are organ donors on their death, some people—more than 4,000 according to the University of Tennessee—have donated their bodies for forensic study at the Body Farm. Today, most people—roughly 70%—die in hospitals, nursing homes, or care facilities.
A body farm is a research facility where decomposition of humans and animals can be studied in a variety of settings. The initial facility was conceived by anthropologist William M. Bass in 1981 at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, where Bass was interested in studying the decomposition of a human corpse from the time of ...
Our resources and facilities include the Anthropology Research Facility (commonly known as The Body Farm), a dynamic body donation program, the UTK Donated Skeletal Collection, Professional Training Courses and the William M. Bass Forensic Anthropology Building. These resources are available to students, researchers, and law enforcement agencies.
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. This is the body farm, where forensic scientists and researchers learn about human decomposition.
