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forensic anthropology scene

Any environment where human remains and material associations, potentially relevant in a medicolegal setting, may be recovered, and where a forensic anthropology or forensic archaeology practitioner is requested to assist a jurisdictional authority.

Committee

Forensic Anthropology

Date Added to Lexicon

09/03/2024

Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)

ANSI/ASB Standard 135 Scene Detection and Processing in Forensic Anthropology . AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO , 2023. Source link