{"product_id":"forensic-approaches-to-buried-remains-isbn-9780470666296","title":"Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe field of forensic archaeology has developed over recent years from being a branch of conventional archaeology into a well-established discipline in its own right.  \u003ci\u003eForensic Approaches to Buried Remains\u003c\/i\u003e takes an innovative approach to the subject by placing the role of the forensic archaeologist within the wider forensic environment; it identifies new areas of interdisciplinary research and practice, and evaluates practical difficulties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors see this book as a reflection of the subject’s development, and as a knowledge base for the next generation of forensic archaeologists. Areas covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSearch logistics, integration and specialist search scenarios\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLevels of confidence in site search and elimination\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUrban and rural landscape reconstruction in both short and long term cases\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe integration of cadaver dogs and earth-moving machinery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe recovery of multiple evidence types\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSampling strategies, spatial relevance and dating\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMultiple burial scenarios\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs part of the \u003ci\u003eEssential Forensic Science\u003c\/i\u003e book series this book will provide students and practitioners alike with an invaluable resource outlining both the major developments in the discipline, as well as original approaches to the search for, and recovery of buried remains.\u003c\/p\u003e  List of figures vii  \u003cp\u003eSeries foreword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and acknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the companion website xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 An introduction to buried remains 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Questions of time 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Questions of interpretation 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Forensic archaeology 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Legal issues and procedures 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Decay dynamic 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Search methods and adaptations 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Recovery methods and adaptation 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.8 Mass graves 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Search theory and the landscape 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 The theory 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Landscape mapping 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Remote sensing 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Search application 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Geophysical survey 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Cadaver dogs 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Mechanical excavation 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Bodies in aqueous environments 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Search design 77\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Search design 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1 Definition of search boundaries 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2 Recording and archiving 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.3 Thoroughness 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Interrogating landscapes 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Balancing probabilities 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Longer-term ‘no body’ cases 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 History of cold case investigation 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Cultural changes to rural landscapes 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Natural changes to rural landscapes 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Planning controls and building controls 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Current planning arrangements 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Planning records 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Building records 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Special circumstances 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.1 Archaeological investigation 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.2 Listed buildings 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.3 Ecclesiastical buildings 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9.4 Burial grounds 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Landfill sites and waste disposal 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Recovery, stratigraphy and destruction 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Stratigraphy 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.1 Layers and contamination 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.2 Fire scenes 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.3 Formal exhumations 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 The destructive process 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 Documentation 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Planning and photography 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: The forensic archaeologist’s report (taken from Section 7 of the Standards and Guidance for Forensic Archaeologists) 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Recovery, sampling and dating 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Sieving 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Sampling and forensic ecology 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Entomology 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Palynology 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Essential taphonomics 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1 Natural modifications 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.2 Anthropogenic modification 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Physical anthropology, recovery and surface scatters 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Dating 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.1 Relative dating 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.2 Absolute dating 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The investigation of multiple burials 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Diversity and challenges 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Developments 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Interrogating the evidence 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 The aftermath of conflict 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Politics and Religion 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Archives for history 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAUTHORS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMFL (Manlove Forensics Limited)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWantage, Oxfordshire, UK and University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarrie 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