Forensic Archaeology - A Global Perspective

Forensic archaeology is mostly defined as the use of archaeological methods and principles within a legal context. However, such a definition only covers one aspect of forensic archaeology and misses the full potential this discipline has to offer. This volume is unique in that it contains 57 chapters from experienced forensic archaeological practitioners working in different countries, intergovernmental organisations or NGO's. It shows that the practice of forensic archaeology varies worldwide as a result of diverse historical, educational, legal and judicial backgrounds. The chapters in this volume will be an invaluable reference to (forensic) archaeologists, forensic anthropologists, humanitarian and human rights workers, forensic scientists, police officers, professionals working in criminal justice systems and all other individuals who are interested in the potential forensic archaeology has to offer at scenes of crime or places of incident. This volume promotes the development of forensic archaeology worldwide. In addition, it proposes an interpretative framework that is grounded in archaeological theory and methodology, integrating affiliated behavioural and forensic sciences.

List of contents

Biographies of editors ix
 
Biographies of contributors xi
 
Foreword by Clyde Collins Snow xxvii
 
Foreword by Jeremy Sarkin xxxv
 
Foreword by Colin Hope xli
 
Preface by W.J. Mike Groen xliii
 
Acknowledgments xlv
 
Glossary of abbreviations xlvii
 
Introduction li
W.J. Mike Groen Nicholas Márquez-Grant and Robert C. Janaway
 
Part 1 Europe
 
1 Forensic archaeology and anthropology in Austria 3
Fabian Kanz and Jan Cemper-Kiesslich
 
2 DVI Belgium: victim identification and necrosearch 9
Birgit Van Denhouwe and Eline M.J. Schotsmans
 
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina: forensic archaeology in support of national and international organisations undertaking criminal investigations and identifying the missing from 1996 to 2013 19
Ian Hanson Adnan Rizviç and Thomas J. Parsons
 
4 Forensic archaeology in Bulgaria - problems and perspectives 33
Ilian Boyanov
 
5 Croatia (Hrvatska): from WWII and the 1991 war to contemporary forensic cases 39
Mario Slaus and Anja Petaros
 
6 Forensic archaeology in the Czech Republic 47
Petr Velemínsk? Miluse Dobisíková Eliska Maxová and Jana Velemínská
 
7 Forensic archaeology in Denmark 55
Marie Louise Jørkov and Niels Lynnerup
 
8 Forensic archaeology in the French context: the role of the Forensic Sciences Institute of the French National Gendarmerie 59
Yves Schuliar Patrice Georges Florent Ducrettet Franck Nolot and Jean Richebé
 
9 The Working Group 'Forensic Archaeology' at the German Bundeskriminalamt 67
Ralf Neumann Karsten Klenke and Andrea Fischer
 
10 Forensic archaeology in Greece 77
Konstantinos Moraitis and Constantine Eliopoulos
 
11 Forensic archaeology and anthropology in Hungary: current trends and future perspectives 83
Éva Susa Kinga Éry László Kovács Mátyás Szo"ke and Mária Molnos
 
12 Forensic archaeology in Italy: the difficult birth of a discipline 91
Matteo Borrini
 
13 Forensic archaeology in Lithuania 99
Rimantas Jankauskas
 
14 Forensic archaeology in the Netherlands: uncovering buried and scattered evidence 109
Roosje de Leeuwe and W.J. Mike Groen
 
15 Forensic archaeology in Poland: theory and practice 121
Maciej Trzcinìski and Tomasz Borkowski
 
16 Forensic archaeology in Romania: present and future of a new discipline 129
Annamaria Diana
 
17 Forensic archaeology in the Russian Federation 139
Alexey Abramov Elizaveta Veselovskaya Alexey Dolgov Asya V. Engovatova Maria B. Mednikova Sergey Nikitin and Azrat Safarov
 
18 Forensic archaeology in Serbia: from exhumation to excavation 149
Marija Djuric ìand Andrej Starovic ì
 
19 Forensic archaeology in the Slovak Republic 159
Sonna Masnicová Radoslav Benus and Zuzana Obertová
 
20 Inclusion of archaeology in criminal investigations - Slovenia 165
Pavel Jamnik
 
21 The use of archaeology in the criminal and medico-legal context in Spain 173
Nicholas Márquez-Grant Miguel Ángel Vázquez Díaz and Raquel Meléndez González
 
22 Forensic archaeology and anthropology in Switzerland 183
Sandra Lösch Christian Jackowski and Christian Zingg
 
23 Introduction to forensic archaeology in the United Kingdom 189
John Hunter and Cecily Cropper
 
24 Forensic archaeology in the United Kingdom and quality assurance 197
Robert C. Janaway
 
25 Forensic archaeology: the European collaboration 207
W.J. Mike Groen
 
Part 2 The Americas
 
26 Forensic archaeology and anthropology in Brazil 215
Marco Aurelio Guimarães Raffaela Arrabaça Francisco Rafael de Abreu e Souza and Martin Paul Evison
 
27 Canadian forensic archaeology: a Mari Usque ad Mare ad hoc 223
Derek Congram
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About the author

Mike Groen is a Forensic Archaeologist at the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), the Netherlands, and lectures in Forensic Archaeology, Human OsteoArchaeology and Taphonomy at several Dutch universities. He is currently (2015) Chair of the Forensic Archaeology Project Group within the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI).

Nicholas Márquez-Grant is Course Director in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology at Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University, UK. He is also a Research Fellow at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford, UK. As a forensic practitioner, he has acted as an expert witness in Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology.

Robert Janaway is a Lecturer in Forensic and Archaeological Sciences and Course Director for Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Investigation at Bradford University, UK. He has acted as a forensic archaeologist and has conducted research in forensic taphonomy for over 25 years and is currently (2015) Chair of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) Forensic Archaeology Expert Panel.

Summary

Forensic archaeology is mostly defined as the use of archaeological methods and principles within a legal context. However, such a definition only covers one aspect of forensic archaeology and misses the full potential this discipline has to offer.

Product details

• Authors: et al, W Groen, W J Mik Groen, W J Mike Groen, W. J. Mike Groen, W. J. Mike Marquez-Grant Groen, Groen W J Mike, Groen W. J. Mike, R Janaway, Rob Janaway, Janaway Rob, Nicholas Marquez-Grant, Nichola Márquez-Grant, Nicholas Márquez-Grant
• Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.04.2015
• EAN: 9781118745984
• ISBN: 978-1-118-74598-4
• Dimensions: 195 mm x 253 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry; Non-fiction book; Chemie, Archäologie, Forensik, chemistry, Archaeology, Allg. Archäologie, Analytische Chemie / Forensik, Forensics, Methoden u. Theorie der Archäologie, Archaeological Methods & Theory