Forensic archaeology : the application of comparative excavation methods and recording systems /
Archaeological excavation has been widely used in the recovery of human remains and other evidence in the service of legal cases for many years. However, established approaches will in future be subject to closer scrutiny following the announcement by the Law Commission in 2011 that expert evidence...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, UK :
Archaeopress Publishing Ltd.,
2016.
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| Summary: | Archaeological excavation has been widely used in the recovery of human remains and other evidence in the service of legal cases for many years. However, established approaches will in future be subject to closer scrutiny following the announcement by the Law Commission in 2011 that expert evidence will in future be subject to a new reliability-based admissibility test in criminal proceedings. This book evaluates current archaeological excavation methods and recording systems, focusing on those used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australasia and North America, in relation to their use in providing forensic evidence, and their ability to satisfy the admissibility tests introduced by the Law Commission, and other internationally recognized bodies. In order to achieve this aim, two analyses were undertaken. First, attention was directed to understanding the origins, development, underpinning philosophies and current use of archaeological excavation methods and recording systems in the regions selected for study. A total of 153 archaeological manuals/guidelines were examined from archaeological organisations operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. |
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| Physical Description: | viii., 239 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-227). |
| ISBN: | 9781784914844 1784914843 |