Forensic Archaeology

Chapter 1 Different But Equal: The Philosophical Foundations of Forensic Archaeology

Chapter 2 Four-Field Forensic Archaeology

Chapter 3 Professionalism in Forensic Archaeology: Transitioning from “Cowboy of Science” to “Officer of the Court”

Chapter 4 Forensic Archaeologist or Crime Scene Investigator?

Chapter 5 The Human Side of Forensic Archaeology

Chapter 6 The Language of Forensic Archaeology: Discourses in Field and in Court

Chapter 7 Convincing LEO: Successful Interaction Between the Archaeologist and Law Enforcement Officials in Crime Scene Investigations

Chapter 8 The Use of Forensic Archaeology in Missing Person Cases

Chapter 9 Landfill Searches for Human Remains

Chapter 10 The Application of Archaeological Techniques to Forensic Fire Scenes

Chapter 11 An Evolving Problem for Forensic Archaeology: The Involvement of Armed Users of Controlled Substances in Archaeological Crime

Chapter 12 The Role of Palynology in Forensic Archaeology

Chapter 13 Putting “Science” into Forensic Science: A Chemist’s Perspective on Forensic Archaeology

Chapter 14 The Use of 3D Laser Scanning in Forensic Archaeology to Document Unauthorized Archaeological Damage

Chapter 15 Forensic Archaeology and the Question of Using Geographic Profiling Methods Such as “Winthropping”

Chapter 16 The Benefits of a Cooperative Approach: Case Studies from Lancaster County, Nebraska

Chapter 17 Use of the Archaeological Damage Assessment Methodology as an Application of Forensic Archaeology in Criminal and Civil Prosecutions

Chapter 18 Looking Back: 10 Years After “the Station” Nightclub Fire, West Warwick, Rhode Island

Chapter 19 Acquisition and Disposition Problems and Experiences Policing the Online Marketplace for Human Remains

Chapter 20 Take Them to the Woods: Melding Forensic Science Education with Real Case Experience