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NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
BODIES OF EVIDENCE
Prof Tim Thompson FCSFS
School of Science & EngineeringTeesside UniversityBorough Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BAT: (01642) 342535
TODAY’S TALK
Television programmes make ‘CSI’ crime scene investigations and forensic sciences seem exciting and glamorous — which of course they are! In this talk I will discuss how archaeology and
anthropology fit into the investigative process and will look at the nature of the case work that we see in the north east of England. We will also look at how researchers at Teesside University are
tackling the challenges of this case work head-on, and will explore how this is being used in forensic contexts far beyond the Tees
Valley. I will also discuss how our work on burned bone and non-contact scanning and visualisation in particular is also benefiting a
range of archaeological contexts and studies.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE UK
Prof Tim Thompson FCSFS
School of Science & EngineeringTeesside UniversityBorough Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BAT: (01642) 342535
WHAT IS FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY?
Forensic anthropology is best described as the analysis of human remains for medicolegal purposes
of establishing identity
Black (2004)
The word ‘forensic’ simply means belonging to courts of law … ‘forensic’ refers to the context of the
application of science or theory as opposed to the actual technique itself. Thus forensic anthropology is
the application of anthropology, usually biological anthropology, to the forensic context.
Thompson (2003)
The identification of human remains is of paramount importance in medico-legal investigations. Beyond the
humanitarian considerations of such a task, identification is essential for the completion and certification of official documents such as death
certificates, probates of wills and disbursements of benefits and insurance.
Scientific identification of human remains may be accomplished by fingerprint, dental, anthropological,
genetic or radiological examination.
Kahana and Hiss (2000)
Eventually, the Mothers of Vukovar came full circle, as almost all the bodies were positively identified.
Public funerals were held for weeks and some were televised. To see footage of them made me cry. We
had revised these women’s - and everyone’s - memories of the past and thus were affecting the
future.
Koff (2004, p229)
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
WHAT ARE THE KEY FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY PROBLEMS?
Prof Tim Thompson FCSFS
School of Science & EngineeringTeesside UniversityBorough Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BAT: (01642) 342535
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ICELAND
ANTHROPOLOGY@TU
Prof Tim Thompson FCSFS
School of Science & EngineeringTeesside UniversityBorough Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BAT: (01642) 342535
THE CRYSTALLINITY INDEX
Summary of CI values using FTIR-KBr
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Temperature (C)
CI
Munro et al., 2007 (A) Munro et al., 2007 (B) Piga et al., early view Koon et al., 2003 Thompson et al., 2009 Nagy et al., 2008 (Mod)
THE CRYSTALLINITY INDEX: BLIND TESTING
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Sample Number
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TRUE VALUES
Thompson et al., 2009, JAS
NEW CRYSTALLINITY INDICES
Thompson et al., 2013, JAS
CI = (565cm-1 + 605cm-1) / 595cm-1 C/P = 1415cm-1 / 1035cm-1CO/P = 1650cm-1 / 1035cm-1 CO/CO3 = 1650cm-1 / 1415cm-1 CO3/P = 900cm-1 / 1035cm-1 Phosphate High Temperature = 625cm-1 / 610cm-1Line width = the full width at half maximum of the phosphate peak at 1035 cm-1
TEESSIDE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
BODIES OF EVIDENCE
Prof Tim Thompson FCSFS
School of Science & EngineeringTeesside UniversityBorough Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BAT: (01642) 342535
http://blogs.tees.ac.uk/anthropology/