FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY

• NCJ Number: 34110
• Journal: Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1976) Pages: 323-332
• Author(s): D Morse; D Crusoe; H D Smith
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: American Soc for Testing and Materials
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS ARTICLE STRESSES THE VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF THE USE OF THE CORRECT METHODS IN THE EXCAVATION OF BURIED BODIES INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

Abstract

DATING SPECIMENS AND EXCAVATION TECHNIQUES ARE DISCUSSED. CARELESS PROCEDURES, THE AUTHOR CAUTIONS, CAN RESULT IN EVIDENCE BEING IRRETRIEVABLY LOST.