Forensic Archaeology in Cyprus: An Appraisal of a Nascent Discipline

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Ktori
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Archaeology

scholarly journals Twenty years of forensic archaeology and anthropology of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) and Francoist Regime

2021 ◽  
pp. 100159
Author(s):  
Francisco Etxeberria ◽  
Alfredo González-Ruibal ◽  
Lourdes Herrasti ◽  
Nicholas Márquez-Grant ◽  
Laura Muñoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Civil War ◽  
Spanish Civil War ◽  
Forensic Archaeology

scholarly journals Non-scientific Archaeological Recovery of Human Remains from an Ancient Well in India

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Sehrawat ◽  
R. K. Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Human Remains ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Existing Structures ◽  
Forensic Archaeology ◽  
Human Bones ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Minimum Number ◽  
Minimum Number Of Individuals ◽  
Number Of Individuals

Forensic archaeology is a scientific discipline that can expose past crime(s) against humanity by recovering the bodies of victims and meticulously documenting any proof of torture, trauma or human rights violations. Archaeological recovery of human remains deposited in pre-existing structures or features such as wells, potholes, natural ravines, roadside trenches, sewage systems etc., have been reported from many sites worldwide. In April, 2014, thousands of human bones, teeth as well as a number of personal effects including coins, medals and beaded armbands were unscientifically excavated from a well—presumably dating from the nineteenth century—located under a religious structure in the heart a North Indian town. Without the assistance of scientific expertise or local administration, locals excavated the remains to verify whether the well containing human bones was a result of an event which had been documented in the written records. The unscientific excavation by locals with no formal qualifications in archaeology or anthropology, resulted in the enhanced damage and commingling of human remains limiting information on the minimum number of individuals, age-at-death, sex, pathological conditions, trauma, etc. which may have assisted in identification and a stronger corroboration with the historical records. This paper aims to emphasize that if scientific protocols had been followed—including the participation of a multidisciplinary excavation team with experts from diverse scientific disciplines like forensic archaeology, anthropology, geology, skeletal biology, history, forensic medicine etc.—data and context would have been greatly enhanced and information may have been obtained about the deceased individuals and whether they were the victims of crimes dating to the nineteenth century.

The role of forensic archaeology in revealing the truth of Colombia's armed conflict

2015 ◽  
pp. 399-406
Author(s):  
Ana Carolina Guatame García ◽  
Carolina Puerto Valdivieso ◽  
Eileen Buitrago Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Forensic Archaeology

Forensic archaeology and humanitarian context

2020 ◽  
pp. 171-182
Author(s):  
Flavio Estrada Moreno ◽  
Patricia Maita
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Archaeology
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