Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains

<p>The 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. <i>Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains</i> 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.</p><p>The 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:</p><ul><li>Search logistics, integration and specialist search scenarios</li><li>Levels of confidence in site search and elimination</li><li>Urban and rural landscape reconstruction in both short and long term cases</li><li>The integration of cadaver dogs and earth-moving machinery</li><li>The recovery of multiple evidence types</li><li>Sampling strategies, spatial r