The week in review
We’ve deliberately hit you with the theory up front – so congratulations on making it this far into our learning journey together. This week we considered the principles of forensic …
Course: Written in Bone: An Introduction to Forensic and Bio-archaeology
Using Carbon 14 to analyse human skeletal remains
The Carbon 14, or radiocarbon dating method is one of the best-known methods of dating human fossils and has been around since the late 1940s. The Carbon 14 (14C) dating …
Identifying if the bones are human
It is not always immediately obvious if a discovered bone is human or animal. Or even if it’s a bone. There are a few considerations that can assist. One of …
What Is Archaeology: Principles and Methods
A leading principle of archaeology is stratigraphic sequence – the slow and careful recovery of the different geological layers present at a site. Archaeology is the study of material items …
Forensic principles
Forensics uses a combination of primary identifiers, associated items and antemortem records to identify human remains. When the ancient Romans spoke of ‘forensis’ they were referring to matters that were …
Guide for our investigation
Let’s agree to some basic guidelines for our learning journey together. ARCHE and the School of Environment and Science at Griffith University have created this learning space because we’re committed …
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Written in Bone: An Introduction to Forensic and Bio-archaeology
