Multidisciplinary approaches to forensic archaeology : topics discussed during the European Meetings on Forensic Archaeology (EMFA) /: topics discussed during the European Meetings on Forensic Archaeology (EMFA). (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Pier Matteo Barone, W. J. Mike Groen, editors.
• Editors: Barone, Pier Matteo; Groen, W. J. Mike
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Forensic Archaeology: Integrating Archaeology with Criminalistics and Criminology; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Archaeology, Criminalistics and Criminology; 1.3 The Archaeological Research Cycle; 1.3.1 Preliminary Desktop Research; 1.3.2 Field Survey; 1.3.3 Final Desktop Research; 1.3.4 Excavation or Recovery; 1.3.5 Data Analysis; 1.3.6 Interpretation; 1.3.7 Integration; 1.3.8 Comparison; 1.3.9 Abstraction; 1.4 Development and Innovation; 1.5 Conclusion; Part I: Forensic Archaeology and NDTs Chapter 2: Forensic Archaeological Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Growth of Remote Sensing Data and Geospatial Analytics; 2.3 Forensic Archaeological Landscape Analysis and Geospatial Capabilities; 2.4 The Development of Best Practice Within Forensic Archaeological Geospatial Analysis; 2.4.1 The Capability of the Datatype to Achieve the Desired End; 2.4.2 Processing the Data and Resultant Level of Accuracy; 2.4.3 Post-processing and Visualising the Data; 2.4.4 Comparative Analysis; 2.4.5 Use of Controls; 2.4.6 Competence to Interpret Data 2.4.7 Avoiding a Myopic Search Focus2.4.8 Peer Review; 2.4.9 Data Integrity and Metadata; 2.5 Forensic Archaeology and LiDAR Data; 2.5.1 Conclusion to LiDAR Discussion; 2.6 Forensic Archaeology and RAG Mapping; 2.6.1 Conclusion to RAG Mapping Discussion; 2.7 Conclusion; Chapter 3: Geophysics and Archaeology at Crime Scenes; 3.1 Forensic Geophysics; 3.1.1 The GPR: Theory and Methods; 3.2 Cadaver Dogs; 3.3 Forensic Archaeology; 3.4 Case Reports; 3.4.1 "A More Efficient Search"; 3.4.2 Weapons and Caches; 3.4.3 GPR, K9, and Archaeology; 3.5 Criticality of the Investigation Chapter 4: Forensic Geophysics and the Search of Building Interiors, Peat Bogs and Freshwater4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Recent Advances and Debates; 4.3 The Use of Geophysics on, Inside and Under Buildings/Structures; 4.4 The Use of Geophysics in Peat (Bogs); 4.5 The Geophysical Detection of Human Tissue in Freshwater; 4.6 Conclusions; Part II: Forensic Archaeology and Human Remains; Chapter 5: The Increasing Role of the Forensic Anthropologist in the Search for the Missing; 5.1 Forensic Anthropology; 5.2 What Questions Can a Forensic Anthropologist Answer? 5.3 Forensic Anthropology in the Search for the Missing5.4 Taphonomy Report; 5.5 Team Briefing; 5.6 During the Physical Search for Human Remains; 5.7 Mass Fatality Incidents; 5.8 Exhumations; 5.9 Other Scenarios; 5.10 Concluding Remarks; Chapter 6: Forensic Archaeology: State of the Art of Archaeological Techniques in France and Other Latest Developments. A Case Studies in Toulouse Region (South West of France); 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Problematics; 6.3 Observations; 6.4 Toward a New Approach; 6.5 Conclusions; Chapter 7: Actualistic Experimental Taphonomy of Inhumation Burial; 7.1 Introduction
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 279 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 930.1; Life sciences; Forensic archaeology; Medical -- Forensic Medicine; Social Science -- Archaeology; Forensic science; Archaeology; Forensic medicine; Archaeology; Science -- Life Sciences -- General; Life sciences: general issues; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319943978; 3319943979
• Related ISBNs: 9783319943961
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 2, 2018).
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