ANT 3520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Line Search, Infrared Photography, Ground-Penetrating Radar
30 Jun 2016
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Lecture 4- the field recovery of human remains. Forensic analysts may be called out to search for a missing person. Called to examine and exhume (dig up) a body that"s already been found. 1. remains usually found by accident (scavengers dig up shallow graves, people die in woods, dogs bring back bones) 2. old scene can still be recovered (every scene treated like a fresh scene for evidence recovery) 3. recovery is difficult (not all body parts have to be at the same place, or even present) 4. case is already cold (nobody caught red handed; arrival on scene after time has passed) 5. law enforcement not usually trained in scene recovery/evidentiary handling/osteology. Recovery is destructive- scene is always permanently altered. 10. (start with noninvasive techniques, document and map everything for evidence) Find the location of remains using least invasive techniques (like satellite technology to discover location before examining) Secure the scene (law enforcement) so that evidence remains untainted and in pristine condition.
