Non-forensic remains: the use of forensic archaeology, anthropology and burial taphonomy

Taphonomic Patterning of Cemetery Remains Received at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Boston, Massachusetts

“…The classification and processing of human skeletal remains received into a Medical Examiner office or similar setting are largely based upon their taphonomic state, including markers of previous burial or other depositional environments (including surface decomposition and dispersal in a forest or recovery from a marine environment) . The taphonomic alterations to bone caused by different depositional environments and the duration of deposition can be used to separate remains into the following categories : (i) recent remains, sometimes with associated soft tissue, that are of definite forensic interest; (ii) cemetery remains, whether recent or not, that likely do not represent criminal activity other than possible vandalism of burial sites; (iii) remains derived from historical/archaeological burials, which normally become the responsibility of state archaeological agencies ; (iv) remains likely derived from anatomical teaching, trophy, and/or ritual contexts, which probably have not been buried ; and (v) unknown remains that do not fit easily into any of the above‐mentioned categories.…”

Forensic Archaeology: Its Development and Achievement in Indonesia

“…Selain antropologi forensik, arkeologi forensik adalah disiplin yang cepat berkembang dalam bidang arkeologi, yang dirancang untuk membantu pihak kepolisian dan aparat penegak hukum lain dengan berbagai keterampilan yang begitu khusus (Dirkmaat & Adovasio, 1997;Hugland, 2001;Owsley, 2001;Hunter, 2002;Skinner et al, 2003;Gould, 2004a;Gould, 2004b;Ferlini, 2007;Cox et al, 2008;Litherland et al, 2008;Davenport & Harrison 2011;Dupras et al, 2012). Keterampilanketerampilan ini berkisar dari identifikasi sisa-sisa hayat dari lokasi-lokasi kubur klandestin, penggalian dan perekamannya yang (Skinner, 1987;Hoshower, 1998;Neave, 2000;Hugland, 2001;Owsley, 2001;Hochrein, 2002;Hunter, 2002;Duhig, 2003;Hunter & Cox, 2005a, 2005bJessee & Skinner, 2005;Menez, 2005;Tuller & Đurić, 2006;Bernardi & Fondebrider, 2007;Cox et al, 2008;Dirkmaat et al, 2008;Cheetham & Hanson, 2009;Holland & Connell, 2009;Barone, 2012;Cabo et al, 2012;Dupras et al, 2012;Tuller, 2012;Hunter et al, 2013).…”