Scene manager
Definition
The role a forensic archaeologist often takes in the field: responsible for the physical recovery strategy, the recording system, and the integrity of the site as an evidence source. Distinct from the role of analyst or expert witness, though the same person may occupy both at different stages.
Related terms
- AGSA
- The Archaeology and Forensic Science Association, the UK professional body that formalised standards for casework, training, and peer review in forensic archaeology...
- EAAF
- The Equipo Argentino de Antropologia Forense (Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team), founded in 1984 to investigate disappearances during the military dictatorship. Widely regarded...
- Forensic anthropology
- The laboratory and scene-side discipline concerned with the analysis of skeletal and decomposed remains to establish biological profile, manner of death, trauma,...
- Forensic archaeology
- The application of archaeological field methods, including systematic search, controlled excavation, and single-context recording, to scenes that have a legal significance, whether...
- International criminal tribunal
- A judicial body established under international law to prosecute serious violations of international humanitarian law. The ICTY (1993) and the ICC (2002)...
Explained in
- History and Scope of Forensic ArchaeologyThe role a forensic archaeologist often takes in the field: responsible for the physical recovery strategy, the recording system, and the integrity of the site...