EP.4 How Bones Tell Time: A Writer’s Guide to Trauma & Decomposition
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EP.4 How Bones Tell Time: A Writer’s Guide to Trauma & Decomposition
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About this listen
How do bones reveal when something happened?
In this episode, we break down how forensic anthropologists distinguish between antemortem, perimortem, and postmortem trauma and how the entire body acts as a clock through the decomposition process.
A clear, friendly, writer-focused guide to:
Healing vs fresh injuries
Bone behavior at the moment of death
Environmental damage after death
The full decomposition timeline
Taphonomy (insects, scavengers, soil, weather)
How to use this knowledge in fiction, D&D, mysteries, and worldbuilding
If you’re a storyteller who wants your scenes to feel real without being graphic, this episode is for you.
Ethical, accessible, and grounded in forensic anthropology.
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