Dental Forensics

1. FORENSIC
ARCHAEOLOGY

2. •FORENSIC - RELATING TO OR DENOTING THE APPLICATION OF
SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND TECHNIQUES TO THE INVESTIGATION OF
CRIME
•ARCHAEOLOGY - THE STUDY OF HUMAN ACTIVITY THROUGH THE
RECOVERY AND ANALYSIS OF MATERIAL CULTURE.

3. FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY
-THE APPLICATION OF
ARCHAEOLOGY TO LEGAL
INVESTIGATIONS
-INVOLVES THE USE OF
ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES AND
TECHNIQUES FOR THE LOCATION,
RECOVERY, AND INTERPRETATION OF
EVIDENCE FOR PAST EVENTS WITHIN
THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM.

4. FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY
• HAS TO BE DONE SLOWLY AND
PAINSTAKINGLY
• RECORD AND PRESERVE ANYTHING
FOUND AT EVERY STAGE AND DEPTH
AS IT MAY BE VITAL EVIDENCE.
THE COLOR AND STATE OF THE SOIL
MAY BE USEFUL IN THE
INVESTIGATION.

5. FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGISTS
• COMBINES KNOWLEDGE OF OSTEOLOGY AND HUMAN REMAINS WITH
ARCHAEOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
• HELP RECOVER FINDS AND PROVIDE VITAL EVIDENCE FOR THE INVESTIGATIVE
TEAM.
• CAN PROVIDE FIELD GUIDANCE ON THE AGE, SEX, AND OTHER PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE REMAINS
• EXAMINES THE SCENE SO THAT ARTIFACTS WILL BE ACCURATELY LOCATED AND
RECOVERED.