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Ariana Fernandez
University of Toronto, Political Science, Graduate Student
Forensics anthropology and the letter recognized forensic archaeology are fast becoming known, taught and used to assist medic-legal investigations and those of human rights violations (e.g., genocide, crimes against humanity). This... more
Forensics anthropology and the letter recognized forensic archaeology are fast becoming known, taught and used to assist medic-legal investigations and those of human rights violations (e.g., genocide, crimes against humanity). This article is an introductory description to the fields adding to the very little Spanish literature which currently exists.
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Cultural objects analysis and recovery of evidence from several mass graves in Iraq excavated during 2005-2007, presented at the SHA Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico 12 January 2008. The evidence was repatriated in 2007.
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A short essay on Applied Anthropology with a link to Forensic Anthropology, Ethnic Cleansing, and Political Dissidents. The essay is from Michael J Simonton. 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook. Editor: H James Birx. Volume... more
A short essay on Applied Anthropology with a link to Forensic Anthropology, Ethnic Cleansing, and Political Dissidents. The essay is from Michael J Simonton. 21st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook. Editor: H James Birx. Volume 1. Series Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Reference, 2010 and seems to be written for undergraduates.
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Kurdistan Regional Government press realease
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My work featured in the NY Times
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My work in Iraq featured in the LA times
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The work of finding and identifying missing persons is complex and requires the expertise of many people, such as historians hunting through archives, biological anthropologists reconstructing skeletons, and psychologists preparing... more
The work of finding and identifying missing persons is complex and requires the expertise of many
people, such as historians hunting through archives, biological anthropologists reconstructing skeletons,
and psychologists preparing investigators to interview families of the disappeared. Uniting the voices of
22 experts from around the world, Derek Congram’s collection of original papers centres its attention
on those who are engaged in the location, identification, and repatriation of missing persons. The
contributors to this timely volume represent multiple disciplines and various fields, including academia,
government, and civil service, but are connected by a shared conviction that accounting for the missing
is vital for a just society.
The chapters concentrate on victims of physical or structural violence, including armed conflict,
repressive regimes, criminal behaviour, and racist and colonial policies towards Indigenous persons
and minority populations. Some contexts are familiar — morgues, mass graves, and battlefields — while
others are surprising, such as schoolyards and a museum in Canada. Although the circumstances of
the disappearances vary greatly, Missing Persons illustrates the connections between these disparate
contexts. Multidisciplinary in scope, this edited collection is a valuable comparative resource for
students, academics, and practitioners in forensic anthropology, anthropological/archaeological ethics,
forensic psychology, criminal justice, and human rights.
people, such as historians hunting through archives, biological anthropologists reconstructing skeletons,
and psychologists preparing investigators to interview families of the disappeared. Uniting the voices of
22 experts from around the world, Derek Congram’s collection of original papers centres its attention
on those who are engaged in the location, identification, and repatriation of missing persons. The
contributors to this timely volume represent multiple disciplines and various fields, including academia,
government, and civil service, but are connected by a shared conviction that accounting for the missing
is vital for a just society.
The chapters concentrate on victims of physical or structural violence, including armed conflict,
repressive regimes, criminal behaviour, and racist and colonial policies towards Indigenous persons
and minority populations. Some contexts are familiar — morgues, mass graves, and battlefields — while
others are surprising, such as schoolyards and a museum in Canada. Although the circumstances of
the disappearances vary greatly, Missing Persons illustrates the connections between these disparate
contexts. Multidisciplinary in scope, this edited collection is a valuable comparative resource for
students, academics, and practitioners in forensic anthropology, anthropological/archaeological ethics,
forensic psychology, criminal justice, and human rights.