Bones Tell Stories: The Reach of Forensic Anthropology

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we sit down with Dr. Tania Delabarde, leading forensic anthropologist at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Paris, where she has been instrumental since 2013 in the identification of unidentified bodies and coordination of Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) protocols.Dr. Delabarde’s career spans some of the world’s most complex humanitarian and post-conflict contexts, from her early work with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the UN Mission in Kosovo, to missions across South America and Africa. Since 2011, she has also worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Ivory Coast, Mali, Burundi, Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia and the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Congo and Central African Republic.A long-time contributor to INTERPOL’s DVI Working Group, Dr. Delabarde brings a rare blend of field experience and scientific depth to the challenges of forensic identification.We also explore her cutting-edge research with the CNRS BABEL UMR8045 team, where she investigates: 🦴 Skeletal markers for identification 🦴 Bone lesions through histological analysis 🦴 Bone diagenesis and postmortem changeJoin us for a conversation at the intersection of science, justice and humanity with one of the most respected voices in forensic anthropology today.