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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Márquez-Grant, Nicholas
• Errickson, David
• Morgan, Sarah
• Ronner, Eva
• Giles, Stephanie B.

Titel

Final thoughts on WWI and WWII Legislation, Recovery, Identification and Burial of Human Remains: Best practice, challenges, and recommendations

Ist Teil von

• Forensic science international, 2021-06, Vol.323, p.110767-110767, Article 110767

Ort / Verlag

Ireland: Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• [...]this Special Issue in Forensic Science International is aimed at disseminating the discussion to a wider number of individuals and organisations while incorporating further views and input from specialists who could not be in attendance on the day.2 The aims and discussion points Although the authors were encouraged to suggest further points for discussion, the aims of this symposium were as follows [1]: Which authority deals with WWI and WWII human remains in a particular country? Dissemination of data. [...]the editors of this Special Issue and current authors of this article wanted to provide an overview of these specific points and have summarised these topics for further consideration, with the future of the discipline at the forefront of their minds.2.1 The need for trained personnel It must be remembered that the identification of the deceased starts during the discovery of the human remains, and in particular identification starts at the site during the archaeological intervention. [...]in challenging scenarios where context may have been disturbed and human remains are discovered due to metal detectorists and relic hunters, a sound methodology must be in place. [...]training and awareness is essential, especially for non-professionals, and this does not only apply to human remains, but to artefact specialists too. Protocols will vary and if identification is a key strategy in the excavation of the remains, the information that may be useful for a possible identification commission has to be considered at the planning stage. [...]some minimal standards are required.2.4 Dissemination of data There is indeed a wealth of data available, although sometimes restricted, in archives worldwide for a number of incidents, for example in the RAF Air Historical Branch (see [9]) or the records held by the ICRC (see [10]).