Forensic anthropology meets the comic strip.

The Smithsonian's National Museum of National History has posted "The Secret in the Cellar," a Webcomic that follows the clues provided by a recently unearthed, centuries-old skeleton.

About the image: Ana the intern from "The Secret in the Cellar, " Smithsonian Institution.

Colonial cold cases.

The Smithsonian magazine features an article on the ability of forensic anthropology to solve centuries-old cases, featuring Smithsonian anthropologist Doug Owsley and tying in with a Smithsonian exhibit on view until February 2011.

(Hat tip to PhiloBiblos.)