History Cold Case - Mummified Child

Worksheet to accompany the BBC video, ‘Mummified Child’, episode of the 2010 History Cold Case Series 1. This episode looks at the work by historians, forensic scientist, chemist and facial reconstruction artist to identify the life story of the remains of an 8-year old child from the late-1700s. This resource is part of a unit of work on The Treatment and Display of Human Remains. NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Whilst it may not be ‘ancient’ history, it is certainly a highly engaging look at the various methods employed to identify historical human remains.