Disaster Archaeology » (1st Edition)

List of Figures     vi
List of Tables     x
Acknowledgments     xi
Introduction     1
What Is Disaster Archaeology?     7
Disaster Archaeology on Trial: Forensic Recovery Efforts after 9/11     36
Rhode Island's Ordeal by Fire: Disaster Archaeology at the Station Nightclub Fire Scene     50
Ethnoarchaeology and the Aftermath: The Process of Memorialization (with Randi Scott)     69
Training and Reality     93
Cannibalism in the Prehistoric Southwest     127
Human-Rights Archaeology: Lessons from Katyn and Vukovar     147
An Underwater Crime Scene? The Wreck of the North Carolina     168
The Realities of the Recent Past     192
In Their Own Words     213
Forensic Archaeology Recovery Volunteers Participating in the Station Fire Scene Recovery Operation     225
Notes     227
Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations     239
Selected References     241
Index     245