Forensics and Archaeology: The Ethical Approach to Graves Excavation and Research

Abstract

Is there a difference between the methods and techniques used in archeology and forensic archaeology? A grave from archaeological site Josipovac – Verušed near Osijek (Slavonia, Croatia) in 2007, which permeates both areas was described. The burial pit of an unknown soldier from World War II was revealed during an archaeological rescue excavation on the route of the highway (A 5) Beli Manastir – Osijek. The importance of giving emphasis to the context, which enabled classification of the findings in the forensic framework, was explained. After the comparison of methods, techniques and technologies used by both archaeology and forensic archaeology, we have tried to determine what meaning have ethics for the two disciplines, as well as how to think about these concepts in the archaeological sense.

Keywords

• forensic archaeology
• grave
• ethics
• world war ii