Forensic Archaeology

Mike Groen is a Forensic Archaeologist at the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI), the Netherlands, and lectures in Forensic Archaeology, Human OsteoArchaeology and Taphonomy at several Dutch universities. He is currently (2015) Chair of the Forensic Archaeology Project Group within the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI).Nicholas Márquez-Grant is Course Director in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology at Cranfield Forensic Institute, Cranfield University, UK. He is also a Research Fellow at the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford, UK. As a forensic practitioner, he has acted as an expert witness in Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology.Robert Janaway is a Lecturer in Forensic and Archaeological Sciences and Course Director for Forensic Archaeology and Crime Scene Investigation at Bradford University, UK. He has acted as a forensic archaeologist and has conducted research in forensic taphonomy for over 25 years and is currently (2015) Chair of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) Forensic Archaeology Expert Panel.

• Biographies of editors ixBiographies of contributors xiForeword by Clyde Collins Snow xxviiForeword by Jeremy Sarkin xxxvForeword by Colin Hope xliPreface by W.J. Mike Groen xliiiAcknowledgments xlvGlossary of abbreviations xlviiIntroduction liW.J. Mike Groen Nicholas Márquez-Grant and Robert C. JanawayPart 1 Europe1 Forensic archaeology and anthropology in Austria 3Fabian Kanz and Jan Cemper-Kiesslich2 DVI Belgium: victim identification and necrosearch 9Birgit Van Denhouwe and Eline M.J. Schotsmans3 Bosnia and Herzegovina: forensic archaeology in support of national and international organisations undertaking criminal investigations and identifying the missing from 1996 to 2013 19Ian Hanson Adnan Rizviç and Thomas J. Parsons4 Forensic archaeology in Bulgaria – problems and perspectives 33Ilian Boyanov5 Croatia (Hrvatska): from WWII and the 1991 war to contemporary forensic cases 39Mario Šlaus and Anja Petaros6 Forensic archaeology in the Czech Republic 47Petr Velemínský Miluše Dobisíková Eliška Maxová and Jana Velemínská7 Forensic archaeology in Denmark 55Marie Louise Jørkov and Niels Lynnerup8 Forensic archaeology in the French context: the role of the Forensic Sciences Institute of the French National Gendarmerie 59Yves Schuliar Patrice Georges Florent Ducrettet Franck Nolot and Jean Richebé9 The Working Group ‘Forensic Archaeology’ at the German Bundeskriminalamt 67Ralf Neumann Karsten Klenke and Andrea Fischer10 Forensic archaeology in Greece 77Konstantinos Moraitis and Constantine Eliopoulos11 Forensic archaeology and anthropology in Hungary: current trends and future perspectives 83Éva Susa Kinga Éry László Kovács Mátyás Szo″ke and Mária Molnos12 Forensic archaeology in Italy: the difficult birth of a discipline 91Matteo Borrini13 Forensic archaeology in Lithuania 99Rimantas Jankauskas14 Forensic archaeology in the Netherlands: uncovering buried and scattered evidence 109Roosje de Leeuwe and W.J. Mike Groen15 Forensic archaeology in Poland: theory and practice 121Maciej Trzcinìski and Tomasz Borkowski16 Forensic archaeology in Romania: present and future of a new discipline 129Annamaria Diana17 Forensic archaeology in the Russian Federation 139Alexey Abramov Elizaveta Veselovskaya Alexey Dolgov Asya V. Engovatova Maria B. Mednikova Sergey Nikitin and Azrat Safarov18 Forensic archaeology in Serbia: from exhumation to excavation 149Marija Djuric ìand Andrej Starovic ì19 Forensic archaeology in the Slovak Republic 159Soňa Masnicová Radoslav Beňuš and Zuzana Obertová20 Inclusion of archaeology in criminal investigations – Slovenia 165Pavel Jamnik21 The use of archaeology in the criminal and medico-legal context in Spain 173Nicholas Márquez-Grant Miguel Ángel Vázquez Díaz and Raquel Meléndez González22 Forensic archaeology and anthropology in Switzerland 183Sandra Lösch Christian Jackowski and Christian Zingg23 Introduction to forensic archaeology in the United Kingdom 189John Hunter and Cecily Cropper24 Forensic archaeology in the United Kingdom and quality assurance 197Robert C. Janaway25 Forensic archaeology: the European collaboration 207W.J. Mike GroenPart 2 The Americas26 Forensic archaeology and anthropology in Brazil 215Marco Aurelio Guimarães Raffaela Arrabaça Francisco Rafael de Abreu e Souza and Martin Paul Evison27 Canadian forensic archaeology: a Mari Usque ad Mare ad hoc 223Derek Congram28 A brief account of the past and present circumstances of forensic archaeology in Costa Rica 231Roxana Ferllini29 Forensic archaeology in Mexico: the intermittent and unfinished application of the forensic archaeological techniques and methods 239Carlos Jácome Hernández and Lilia Escorcia Hernández30 Forensic scientific practice in Panama 247Ann H. Ross and José Vicente Pachar Lucio31 Forensic archaeology in the United States 255Luis L. Cabo and Dennis C. Dirkmaat32 Forensic archaeology and the recovery of human remains in Venezuela 271Livia Margarita Muñoz AndradePart 3 Africa Asia and Oceania33 The use of (forensic) archaeology in Australia in the search and recovery of buried evidence: a review 279Soren Blau and Jon Sterenberg34 Forensic archaeology: an Indian perspective 287Anil Aggrawal35 Forensic archaeology in Lebanon 293Lynn Maalouf and Rita Clovis Maalouf36 Forensic sciences in Libya and mass grave investigation 301Amin Attia Alemam37 Forensic archaeology in Nepal 309Susan Appleyard38 The current status of forensic archaeology in New Zealand 319Edward Ashby and Beatrice Hudson39 The archaeological investigation of crime scenes and humanitarian cases that involve graves and human remains in South Africa 327W. Coen Nienaber40 Anthropology module of Mass ID Manager (MIM) in the Republic of Korea: potential for forensic archaeology 337Nak-Eun Chung Yi-Suk Kim and U-Young Lee41 Forensic archaeology: an introduction from the United Arab Emirates 349Khudooma Saeed Al Naimi42 The heroic and the hidden dead: Zimbabwe and exhumations 359Shari EppelPart 4 (Non-) Governmental Organisations43 Forensic archaeology: the Argentinian way 369Luis Fondebrider and Vivian Scheinsohn44 Forensic archaeology and the Australian war dead 379Denise Donlon Anthony Lowe and Brian Manns45 Forensic archaeology in Chile: the contribution of the Chilean state to our memory truth and justice 389Marisol Intriago Leiva Joyce Stockins Ramírez and Claudia Garrido Varas46 The role of forensic archaeology in revealing the truth of Colombia’s armed conflict: a critical perspective 399Ana Carolina Guatame García Carolina Puerto Valdivieso and Eileen Buitrago Pérez47 Forensic archaeology and the independent commission for the location of victims’ remains 407Niamh A. McCullagh and Geoffrey C. Knupfer48 Forensic archaeology and the International Commission on Missing Persons: setting standards in an integrated process 415Ian Hanson49 Forensic archaeology in humanitarian contexts; ICRC action and recommendations 427Morris V. Tidball-Binz and Ute Hofmeister50 The Inforce Foundation 439Roland Wessling51 Forensic archaeology underwater: JPAC’s inventory investigation and recovery of US casualties of war from submerged sites 453Andrew T. Pietruszka52 Forensic archaeology in Peru: between science and human rights activism 463José Pablo Baraybar and Franco Mora53 Physicians for human rights: the role of forensic archaeology in transitional justice contexts 471Stefan Schmitt Amanda Sozer Gillian Fowler and Dallas Mazoori54 Recovering memories of the Portuguese Colonial War through forensic anthropology 479Eugénia Cunha Maria Teresa Ferreira Sónia Codinha Gonçalo Carnim Carina Marques and Cláudia Umbelino55 Contemporary exhumations in Spain: recovering the missing from the Spanish Civil War 489Francisco Etxeberria Lourdes Herrasti Fernando Serrulla and Nicholas Márquez-Grant56 The development of forensic archaeology and anthropology by the Uruguayan Forensic Anthropology Team 499José M. López Mazz and Alicia Lusiardo57 The Returning Casualty: the excavation of a communist re-education camp cemetery at Lang Da Yen Bai Province Vietnam 507Julie MartinPart 5 Concluding RemarksConcluding remarks 517W.J. Mike Groen Nicholas Márquez-Grant and Robert C. JanawayIndex 537