Jefferson Bass

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<p>Jefferson Bass is the writing team of Jon Jefferson and Dr. Bill Bass. Dr. Bass, a world-renowned forensic anthropologist, is the creator of the University of Tennessee's Anthropology Research Facility, widely known as the Body Farm. He is the author or coauthor of more than two hundred scientific publications, as well as a critically acclaimed memoir about his career at the Body Farm, <em>Death's Acre</em>. Dr. Bass is also a dedicated teacher, honored as U.S. Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Jon Jefferson is a veteran journalist, writer, and documentary filmmaker. His writings have been published in the <em>New York Times</em>, <em>Newsweek</em>, <em>USA Today</em>, and <em>Popular Science</em> and broadcast on National Public Radio. The coauthor of <em>Death's Acre</em>, he is also the writer and producer of two highly rated National Geographic documentaries about the Body Farm.</p>