Disaster archaeology / by Richard A. Gould.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gould, Richard A. (Richard Allan), 1939-2020.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forensic anthropology.

Archaeology.

Disasters.

Disaster victims--Identification.

Disaster victims.

Criminal investigation.

Disasters--Psychological aspects.

Genre:

Field guides.

Physical Description:

xiii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, [2007]

Summary:

An exploration of disaster archaeology, the excavation of the aftermath of mass-fatality events that deals with urgent needs such as victim identification and scene investigation. First-hand experiences are described from the World Trade Center, "The Station" nightclub fire in Rhode Island, and from Hurricane Katrina.

Contents:

What is disaster archaeology?

Disaster archaeology on trial : forensic recovery efforts after 9/11

Rhode Island's ordeal by fire : disaster archaeology at the Station Nightclub fire scene

Ethnoarchaeology and the aftermath : the process of memorialization (with Randi Scott)

Training and reality

Cannibalism in the prehistoric Southwest

Human-rights archaeology : lessons from Katyn and Vukovar

An underwater crime scene? The wreck of the North Carolina

The realities of the recent past

Appendix I: In their own words

Appendix II: Forensic archaeology recovery volunteers participating in the Station fire scene recovery operation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index.

ISBN:

9780874808940

0874808944

OCLC:

122701440