A-Z Archaeology: F - Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology - a podcast by UoM CAHAE Society

In this week’s episode Alice, Nikki and Jenny discuss the ins and outs of  Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology! This includes a discussion about what forensic archaeology and anthropology is, how it can be used and also what important ethical problems can occur in this specific area of archaeology. We would like to take this chance to reiterate our disclaimer from the podcast: “This episode of the podcast will be discussing human remains and specific cases, both in terms of domestic homicide investigations and also international disaster and conflict events- in particular, the Asian tsunami of 2004, 9/11, the Grenfell Tower disaster and the mass graves that resulted from the conflicts within the territory of the former Yugoslavia. The information given will, in many cases, not be particularly graphic and furthermore no specific names will be stated. However, if you believe that any of this information may cause you distress, please do not listen to this episode of the podcast”. Please join us next time for “G: Gough’s Cave”.

Bibliography:

Blau, S. and Ubelaker, D. H. (2016). Handbook of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology (2 nd edn.). New York: Routledge.

Mires, A. M. (2019). The Use of Forensic Archaeology in Missing Persons Cases, Forensic Archaeology, 111-141.

Mundorff, A. (2009). Human Identification Following the World Trade Center Disaster: Assessing Management Practices for Highly Fragmented and Comingled Human Remains. Available at:https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/56373999.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1lONCBUc7g_KLR56plK3W_jh--EYK2OITj_6PRtIpDXT9rGU8ylTmHgpM.

Obledo, M. N. (2009). Forensic Archaeology in Criminal and Civil Cases, Forensic Mag, 6(4), 31-34.

Pringle, H. (2009). Witness to Genocide, Archaeology, 62(1), (a publication of the Archaeology Institute of America).

Walsh-Haney, H. (2002). Skeleton Keys: How Forensic Anthropologists Identify Victims and Solve Crimes. Available at: https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2002/06/skeleton-keys-how-forensic-anthropologists-identify-victims-and-solve-crimes?fbclid=IwAR2TkD9WDhLNedQeAwePwhCKgfJUe-GzqgtWoRsoxJkY__27S6KLSGdwjLM#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20many%20of%20t he,%2C%20sticks%2C%20and%2.

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