Additional Information

Language

English

Source Type

Book Chapter

Notes

This updated edition of a textbook universally hailed as an indispensable guide, is a complete introduction to the methods and means of forensic archaeology.

Incorporating new advances in the field, new case studies, and charting the growth and development of the subject, Forensic Archaeology examines the four main fields of recovery, search, skeletal analysis and analytical science, and how the concepts and methods of traditional archaeology can by utilized within criminal investigations.

The authors provide in-depth chapters that discuss:

• search and location
• the various constraints and issues posed by an increasingly complex legal environment
• the archaeology of individual and mass graves
• how the subject has evolved to include international investigations of human rights
• links with forensic anthropology
• forensic geophysical survey.

This is an invaluable resource that will provide students, researchers, academics and the general reader alike with a fascinating introduction to this complex and crucial subject.

Additional codes: Declaration of Helsinki; ethical codes; forensic archaeology; Human Tissue Act (1961); Vermillian Accord

Taxonomies

RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Appropriate Dissemination of Research
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to Colleagues, Employees, and Students
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to Employers and Clients
• Archaeologist's Responsibility to the Public
• Integrity of Research Methodology
• Maintaining Continuity of Records
• Procedures for Field Survey or Excavation
• Specimen and Research Record Storage

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• Principle 3: Responsibility for acquiring and recording reliable information of the past in archaeological research
• Principle 4: Responsibility for the availability of archaeological results within reasonable dispatch

Keywords & Terms

• Academic Integrity and/or Plagiarism
• Accountability
• Adequate and Responsible Reporting, Publication, and Dissemination
• Adequate Preparation
• Avoid, Discourage, and Report Unethical and Illegal Activity
• Burials and Human Remains
• Confidentiality
• Continuity of Records
• Do No Harm
• Employer/Client Relationships
• Funding, Employment, and/or Compensation for Work
• Informed Consent
• Integrity of Research Methodology and Field Procedures
• International Law
• Local, State, Federal, and Tribal Laws
• Professional Qualification
• Professional Relationships and Communication
• Professional Standards
• Respect for and Responsibility to Affected Groups
• Standards of Data Collection, Recordation, Analysis
• Standards of Training and Student/Teacher Responsibilities
• Storage of Data, Specimens, and Records

Topics & Issues

• Ethical Responsibilities of Archaeologists
• Human Remains and Ethical Practice