Multidisciplinary Approaches to Forensic Archaeology (eBook)

PIER MATTEO BARONE: Pier Matteo Barone is an adjunct professor at the American University of Rome teaching courses on archaeological methodology, geophysical techniques (GPR, in particular) and forensic archaeology, as well as courses on the archaeology and heritage of Rome and the eastern Mediterranean.  His research is centered on different remote sensing applications to better understand the archaeological landscape. He is also a recognized expert in forensic archaeology employed to testify in criminal and civil cases. He was a co-investigator in a three-year research project (FIRB 2012) with the geological institute of CNR (IGAG) investigating marble quarries of the Greco-Roman world in Turkey.Finally, he has authored over a hundred of publications on these topics, he has presented several papers in national and international conferences, he has appeared on national public/private radio, TV, and magazines, and he is co-editor and reviewer of several international peer-reviewed journals.WJ MIKE GROEN: Mike Groen is a forensic archaeologist employed by the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) and a staff member at the Leiden University, Faculty of Archaeology. His past academic and professional experience relates to GIS modelling, field archaeology, human taphonomy and physical anthropology. He is responsible for the introduction of forensic archaeology in the Netherlands in 2005 and for the creation of the Forensic Archaeology group within the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) in 2013. Since 2014 he chairs the Dutch Association of Physical Anthropologists (NVFA). His current research interest include forensic archaeology, GIS predictive modelling forensic taphonomy and scene of crime science.  

Preface; Pier Matteo Barone and Mike Groen Chapter 01: Introduction: Forensic Archaeology: Combining Archaeology with Criminalistics and Criminology; Mike Groen Part I: Forensic Archaeology and NDTs Chapter 02: Forensic archaeological remote sensing and geospatial analysis; Alastair Vannan Chapter 03: Geophysics and Archaeology at crime scenes; Pier Matteo Barone Chapter 04: Forensic Geophysics and the Search of Building Interiors, Peat Bogs, and Freshwater; Alastair Ruffell and Laurance Donnelly Part II: Forensic Archaeology and Human Remains Chapter 05: The increasing role of the forensic anthropologist in the search for the missing; Nicholas Marquez Grant Chapter 06: Forensic archaeology: State-of-the-art archeological technology in France and other latest developments. A case study in Toulouse region (South West of France); Patrice Georges, Christelle Buton, and Éric Crépin Chapter 07: Actualistic experimental taphonomy of inhumation burial; Hayley Mickleburgh Chapter 08: The use of 3-dimensional scanning and surface capture methods in recording forensic taphonomic traces: issues of technology, visualisation, and validation; Patrick S. Randolph-Quinney Chapter 09: Human remains in marine environments: Challenges and Future developments; Agathe Ribéreau-Gayon, Carolyn Rando, and Ruth M. Morgan Chapter 10: Interrogating the ground – an archaeologist at a crime scene; Tomasz Borkowski and Maciej Trzciński Chapter 11: Forensic Archaeology in Denmark – A Work in Progress; Lars Krants Chapter 12: Recent recruitment of forensic anthropologist and odontologist in Carabinieri scientific investigation: multi-disciplinary approach and scene investigation in case of hidden corpse; Chantal Milani and Carlo Belardo Chapter 13: Forensic Archaeology in Russia: Past Developments and Future Approaches; Tatiana Shvedchikova Chapter 14: Operation Nobility: The identification of a missing soldier from the Battle of Arnhem, 1944; Geert Jonker Chapter 15: The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains in Ireland: A case study – the abduction, murder and secret burial of Victim B; Geoff C. Knupfer, D. Godfrey, and J. Hill Part III: Forensic Archaeology and Antiquity Crimes Chapter 16: Not just body and decomposition: Forensic Archaeology preventing Antiquities Crimes; Pier Matteo Barone Chapter 17: Problems of Archaeological Heritage Protection—The Background of Crime Against Monuments and Works of Art; Maciej Trzciński Chapter 18; Preventing Art and Antiquities Crimes using Forensic Geology; Rosa Maria Di Maggio