LOCATING REMAINS Flashcards
what are the 3 search options
aerial reconaissance
walking grids
remote sensing
what are the types of search area
open
obstructed
submerged
spiral method
hillside locations
ensures inadvertent trampling
strip/ line
most common
grid
time consuming
multidirectional and multi angled
quadrant/ zone
standardised
controlled
very thorough
surface indicators of remains
clothing
odour
insect activity
brush heaps
animal activity
burial indicators of remains
insect/ animals activity
soil depressions
change in vegetation
Geophysical methods
electro magnetic field (skin not conductive)
resistivity meter (buried material distorts it)
metal detector
LiDar (light detection and ranging)
near infra red (maggot movement)
evidence to suggest the body has been moved
co mingling of bones
unexplained pollen or insects in grave
variations in soil type
what are the 4 indicators of forensic circumstance
location of remains
position and orientation of body
preservation state
associate artefacts/ evidence
