Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains

Download or read book Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains written by John Hunter and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of forensic archaeology has developed over recentyears from being a branch of conventional archaeology into awell-established discipline in its own right. ForensicApproaches to Buried Remains takes an innovative approach tothe subject by placing the role of the forensic archaeologistwithin the wider forensic environment; it identifies new areas ofinterdisciplinary research and practice, and evaluates practicaldifficulties. The authors see this book as a reflection of the subject’sdevelopment, and as a knowledge base for the next generation offorensic archaeologists. Areas covered include: Search logistics, integration and specialist searchscenarios Levels of confidence in site search and elimination Urban and rural landscape reconstruction in both short and longterm cases The integration of cadaver dogs and earth-moving machinery The recovery of multiple evidence types Sampling strategies, spatial relevance and dating Multiple burial scenarios As part of the Essential Forensic Science book seriesthis book will provide students and practitioners alike with aninvaluable resource outlining both the major developments in thediscipline, as well as original approaches to the search for, andrecovery of buried remains.