This 5-day course will cover all aspects of recovery, analysis and interpretation of human remains discovered in outdoor contexts. Each day will focus on different scenarios (surface scatter, buried body, fatal fire, and mass disaster) via an in in-depth analysis of an actual forensic case.

 

Topics covered: discovery, recovery, lab analysis, identification, hypotheses generation/testing, report writing, court presentation.

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Course Format:

Lectures and hands-on sessions on forensic archaeological recovery and mapping procedures, human vs non non-human osteology, biological
profile, skeletal methods of identification and skeletal trauma analysis. The course will be held in person on the campus of Mercyhurst University. We are also offering online (lectures and discussions) and single day attendance options. 

Location:

Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, but on-line in real time option available.

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Audience:

Forensic anthropologists (professionals and students); medico-legal and law enforcement professionals; and other forensic professionals.