Guidance on the Use of Historic Human Remains Detection Dogs for Locating Unmarked Cemeteries (Legacy 12-510)

Summary

This project tested the effectiveness of Historic Human Remains Detection (HHRD) dogs and comparing HHRD dog results against geophysical survey results at multiple, unmarked, burial sites.

Cite this Record

Guidance on the Use of Historic Human Remains Detection Dogs for Locating Unmarked Cemeteries (Legacy 12-510). ( tDAR id: 475565) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8475565

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URL: https://www.denix.osd.mil/cr/archaeology/tools/


Keywords

Culture
Historic

Site Type
Cemetery

Investigation Types
Geophysical Survey • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Site Evaluation / Testing • Systematic Survey

General
Geophysical Survey • Historic Cemetery • Human Burials • Human Remains Detection Dogs

Geographic Keywords
Champaign, Illinois • Fort Gordon, Georgia

Temporal Keywords
19th Century • 20th Century

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): OSD Cultural Resources Program

Principal Investigator(s): Carey Baxter; Michael Hargrave

Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-3 of 3)

  • Documents (3)

Documents

  1. The Effectiveness of Historic Human Detection Dog Teams in Locating Historic Unmarked Cemeteries – Article (Legacy 12-510) (2015)
  2. Guidance on the Use of Historic Human Remains Detection Dogs for Locating Unmarked Cemeteries – Fact Sheet (Legacy 12-510) (2015)
  3. Guidance on the Use of Historic Human Remains Detection Dogs for Locating Unmarked Cemeteries – Report (Legacy 12-510) (2015)