Forensic Archaeological services at a glance

Our in-house specialist services include:

  • Field survey and site recording including GPS, Total Station, Laser Scanning and 360° photography of crime scenes
  • Search techniques, including remote sensing, geophysical surveying, GIS analysis and historic map regressions
  • Archaeological excavation and body recovery
  • Osteological analysis of human skeletal remains
  • Post-recovery analysis
  • Crime scene communication, resourcing and logistics
  • Legal exhumations from cemeteries and DNA sampling
  • Cold case reviews

In addition to the above services, the Centre of Archaeology works with external consultants to offer cadaver dogs deployment, advanced search techniques, forensic ecology, and forensic geology expertise.

For further information, please contact:

Professor Caroline Sturdy Colls
e: archaeology@staffs.ac.uk
t: +44 (0) 1782 295930