The Intersection of Bioarchaeology and Forensic Archaeology Methodologies and Theories: A Practical Application

Summary

This is an abstract from the "Forensic Archaeology: Research & Practice" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Although often viewed as disparate fields of practice, bioarchaeology and forensic archaeology share a number of commonalities in their approaches to human remains recovery techniques. To address the theoretical and methodological intersection and divergence of these two fields, a case study involving the recovery of remains from a historic cemetery that were displaced via bioturbation processes will be explored. A detailed examination of these methodological commonalities and differences reveals a need for increased communication and coordinated education efforts amongst practitioners from both fields of study. Possible avenues for collaboration will be offered.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Forensic Archaeology: Research & Practice   •
• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 24956