Geoscience methods are increasingly being utilised in criminal, environmental and
humanitarian forensic investigations, and the use of such methods is supported by a …

This study provides forensic search teams with systematic geophysical monitoring data over
simulated clandestine graves for comparison to active cases. Simulated “wrapped” and …

With graveyards and cemeteries globally being increasingly designated as full, there is a
growing need to identify unmarked burial positions to find burial space or exhume and re …

The permanence of a buried body in soil always induces the formation of a decomposition
island that can serve as a significant recording location to understand how the persistence of …

An increased number of police enquiries involving human remains buried with lime have
demonstrated the need for more research into the effect of different types of lime on cadaver …

A 2010 UK police search for a clandestine burial highlighted the need for more information
and quantitative data to aid coastal beach searches. This study aimed to address this by …

One of the most popular applications of geophysics to archaeological problems has been to
locate unmarked graves and map cemeteries. Although electromagnetic (EM) induction was …

There are various techniques available for forensic search teams to employ to successfully
detect a buried object. Near-surface geophysical search methods have been dominated by …

Colombian forensic investigators required assistance locating clandestine burials of missing
persons related to human right atrocities from 14 years ago. Geoscientific search methods …

Abstract In most Latin American countries there are significant numbers of both missing
people and forced disappearances,∼ 71,000 Colombia alone. Successful detection of …