| ISBN |
9781486301768 (paperback) |
| Title |
Ned Kelly under the microscope : solving the forensic mystery of Ned Kelly's remains / edited by Craig Cormick. |
| Published |
Collingwood, Vic. CSIRO Publishing, [2014]. |
| ©2014 |
| Description |
xxvii, 263 pages : illustrations (some colour), portraits, plans ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chapter 1: The arrival of Ned's skull -- Chapter 2: The identification of Ned Kelly: a historical perspective -- Chapter 3: Analysing the skull -- Chapter 4: Bringing up the bodies: the search for the lost Pentridge burial ground -- Chapter 5: Anthropology: identifying the skeleton by its injuries -- Chapter 6: Analysis of the skull using odontology and craniofacial superimposition -- Chapter 7: The forensic pathology -- Chapter 8: Forensic 3D facial reconstruction -- Chapter 9: Turning to the DNA -- Chapter 10: Looking after Ned in the mortuary -- Chapter 11: Judicial hanging: the injuries and effects -- Chapter 12: The prison governor -- Chapter 13: Who were the other prisoners executed and buried at the Melbourne Gaol? -- Chapter 14: Reading Ned's head: colonial phrenology, popular science and entertainment -- Chapter 15: The science of the Kelly gang's armour: distilling fact from fiction -- Chapter 16: The guns: firearms of the Kelly gang and police -- Chapter 17: Ned's injuries and their treatment: then and now -- Chapter 18: Sifting through the past: the archaeological dig at Glenrowan -- Chapter 19: The police perspective -- Chapter 20: Ned Kelly's inquisition -- Chapter 21: Edward Kelly: the last legal rites -- Chapter 22: Analysing the handwriting -- Chapter 23: Managing the news: a personal perspective -- Chapter 24: The end of a 70-year journey? -- Chapter 25: So who has Ned's head? -- Chapter 26: Solving the mystery of the skull. |
| Summary |
Do we really need another Ned Kelly book? After all, his story is a part of Australian folklore and his legend has been captured in movies, books and paintings. The answer is yes, as this book is unique. It is a rigorous look at the forensic science behind investigations into Ned Kelly. In 2009 the remains of Ned Kelly were dug up at Pentridge Prison and identified after an exhaustive forensic analysis by the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine. Analysing a skeleton more than 130 years old involved processes such as DNA extraction, 3D facial reconstruction, and identifying the skeleton by its injuries. However in 2011 the Victorian government announced that while it had identified the remains of Ned Kelly, the skull long thought to be his, was not, and so another twist in the scientific tale began. Along with an exploration of the forensic analysis, this book unpicks some of the Kelly myths: Was Ned Kelly illiterate? Did Ned Kelly have a daughter? It sheds light on more recent urban myths does such as having a Ned Kelly tattoo puts you at risk of dying violently? The identification of the remains of Ned Kelly is a remarkable story and definitely one worth telling. |
| Target audience note |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General. |
| Subjects |
Kelly, Ned, -- 1855-1880 |
| Kelly, Ned, -- 1855-1880 -- Death and burial |
| Forensic pathology |
| Forensic osteology |
| Bushrangers -- Australia -- Biography |
| Forensic sciences -- Case studies |
| Forensic osteology -- Case studies |
| Human remains (Archaeology) -- Victoria |
| Excavations (Archaeology) -- Victoria |
| Other Names |
Cormick, Craig editor. |
| Added Corporate Names |
CSIRO |
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