Description
The study of forensic evidence using archaeology is a new discipline which has rapidly gained importance, not only in archaeological studies but also in the investigation of real crimes. Archaeological evidence is increasingly presented in criminal cases and has helped to secure a number of convictions.
Studies in Crime surveys methods of searching for and locating buried remains, their practical recovery, the decay of human and associated death scene materials, the analysis and identification of human remains including the use of DNA, and dating the time of death.
The book contains essential information for forensic scientists, archaeologists, police officers, police surgeons, pathologists and lawyers. Studies in Crime will also be of interest to members of the public interested in the investigation of death by unnatural causes, both ancient and modern.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 A background to forensic archaeology, J. R. Hunter; Chapter 2 The police and judicial structure in Britain, J. R. Hunter, G. C. Knupfer; Chapter 3 Recovering buried remains, J. R. Hunter, S. Dockrill; Chapter 4 The decay of buried human remains and their associated materials, R. C. Janaway; Chapter 5 Locating buried remains, J. R. Hunter, A. L. Martin; Chapter 6 Forensic anthropology 1: the contribution of biological anthropology to forensic contexts, C. A. Roberts, A. M. Pollard, D. Lucy; Chapter 7 Forensic anthropology 2: Positive identification of the individual; cause and manner of death, C. A. Roberts; Chapter 8 Dating the time of death, A. M. Pollard; Chapter 9 Archaeological science as forensic science, C. Heron, A. M. Pollard;
