Forensic Archaeology

<p>This updated edition of a textbook universally hailed as an indispensable guide is a complete introduction to the methods and means of forensic archaeology.</p><p>Incorporating new advances in the field new case studies and charting the growth and development of the subject <em>Forensic Archaeology</em> 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.</p><p>The authors provide in-depth chapters that discuss:</p><ul> <li>search and location</li> <li>the various constraints and issues posed by an increasingly complex legal environment</li> <li>the archaeology of individual and mass graves</li> <li>how the subject has evolved to include international investigations of human rights</li> <li>links with forensic anthropology</li> <li>forensic geophysical survey.</li> </ul><p>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.</p>