incident-sterile soil
A soil level in an excavation or grave that does not contain evidence or data relevant to the scene under investigation. It does not mean that it is culturally or archaeologically sterile (e. g. historic or prehistoric artifacts or features may be present but are not related to the event under investigation).
Committee
Forensic Anthropology
Date Added to Lexicon
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.
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