CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

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One bone at a time, the AFP's Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology (FAA) capabilities are uncovering the secrets behind human remains and crimes and stories that would otherwise stay buried.

Established in 2019, the team provide national and international forensic assistance to police by conducting excavations of clandestine burials and making anthropological assessments of skeletal remains using forensic osteology and cranio-facial reconstruction.

The team often provide support to police investigations involving long-term missing persons, deploying into the field to assist with human or...