A comprehensive study of the Hemenway Collection of human skeletal remains, which is housed at the United States Army Medical Museum in Washington, D.C. The book describes the collection's history, the methods used to study the bones, and the insights that can be gained from studying human remains. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.