AGSA
Definition
The Archaeology and Forensic Science group, a specialist network within the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA), which has developed standards for casework, training, and peer review in forensic archaeology. The CIfA Forensic Archaeology Special Interest Group formally adopted its Standard and Guidance for forensic archaeologists in October 2011.
- Full scope
- Archaeology and Forensic Science specialist group
- Parent body
- Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA)
- Standard adopted
- Standard and Guidance for forensic archaeologists
- Adoption date
- October 2011
Common questions
What gap did the 2011 Standard and Guidance address?+
Before its adoption, forensic archaeology practice in the UK lacked a formal peer-reviewed benchmark for casework, training, and quality assurance, leaving practitioners to rely on general archaeological standards not written with legal evidence handling in mind.
Does the group set standards only for UK practitioners?+
Its formal standing is within the CIfA, a UK chartered body, but the guidance it produces has been referenced more broadly wherever forensic archaeology practice draws on British professional models for casework and training.
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