Villains, victims and forensic evidence....
On 3 December Professor Robert R Paine, Texas Tech University, will talk on 'Death in west Texas: Forensic Anthropology Casework' and Dr Elena Kranioti on 'Presenting E.U.F.A.'.
Professor Robert Paine, 'Death in west Texas: Forensic Anthropology Casework' and Dr Elena Kranioti, 'Presenting the Edinburgh Unit for Forensic Anthropology'
Date: Monday 3 December 2012
Time: 5.30pm
Venue: Meadows Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School, Teviot Place The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG
and afterwards in the Jim McMillan Room, William Robertson Wing, Old Medical School
Booking: Places must be booked online in advance at:
| 5.30 | 'Death in west Texas: Forensic Anthropology Casework', Professor Robert Paine |
| 6.45 | 'Presenting the Edinburgh Unit for Forensic Anthropology', Dr Elena Kranioti |
| 7.00 | poster presentation (Jim McMillan Room) |
| 7.45 | reception (Jim McMillan Room) |
'Death in west Texas: Forensic Anthropology Casework'
Robert R. Paine, Texas Tech University, Department of Soc., Anthropology and SW Lubbock, TX 79409
During the last 18 years of working in the Lubbock area a number of unusual and interesting forensic anthropological cases have emerged. Several of these cases gained international attention (e.g. “Suit case killer”, “State School murders”). During this presentation I will recount the circumstances specific to case work. Included in this talk will be a brief bio-history of the victims, the recovery process of the remains, an anthropological analysis for each case and the legal outcome. In doing so, a discussion specific to age and sex assessment and the other basic methods used by anthropologists to resolve the identification of human decomposed remains will be offered. Additionally, comments and observations related to trauma associated with homicidal death events will also be provided. In the end, my intention is to educate the audience so that they will have a great appreciation for the role played by anthropologists in the team effort in solving difficult cases involving human skeletal material.
'Presenting the Edinburgh Unit for Forensic Anthropology'
Elena Kranioti, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, University of Edinburgh, Old Medical School, Teviot Place, EH8 9AG
Introducing the Edinburgh Unit for Forensic Anthropology (EUFA): EUFA is a newly formed research group dedicated to developing new methods and techniques, applicable to forensic anthropology casework. that can be admitted to the Court of Law. The main areas of research include biological profiling, forensic histology, sharp force trauma analysis, virtual anthropology etc. An exhibition of our main research projects follows. Please join us and meet our group!
