Council for West Virginia Archaeology

2008 Workshop

Forensic Science / Applications to Archaeology

Marshall University Graduate College, South Charleston, WV

This workshop includes an outdoor field component at the College. Please come dressed and prepared for fieldwork.

Organizers: Annette G. Ericksen, Olivia Jones, Wesley Clarke

Location: Marshall University Graduate College, 100 Angus Peyton Drive, South Charleston, West Virginia 25530, Administration Building Room 319

Date/Time: Saturday, May 31, 2008: 9 am-5 pm

Registration: $25, members; $30, non-members; $15, students. Checks should be made out to Council for WV Archaeology and mailed to:

Olivia Jones

5 Hazlett Court

Wheeling, WV 26003

Aja5102770@aol.com

Presenters:

Dr. Robert Maslowski, Marshall Graduate College

Dr. Cheryl Johnston Western Carolina Human

Identification Laboratory

Anne B. Lee Hardlines Design Company, Inc.

 

Tentative Schedule:

Morning Session 9:00 AM to 12:30

Presentation by Dr. Robert Maslowski: Forensic Archaeology and the MIA Mission in Southeast Asia

Topics Presented by Dr. Cheryl Johnston and Anne Lee

* Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

* Case Studies

* Information about afternoon field exercise

Afternoon Session: 1:30 to 5:00

Directed by Dr. Cheryl Johnston and Anne Lee

Discovery and documentation of crime scenes

Four individuals have met with an untimely death. Participants must uncover the evidence and sort out the tale.