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Anthropology
Data on anthropology discussed by researchers at University of New Mexico
April 5th, 2008
According to a study from the United States, "Forensic investigations of genocide address many of the same research questions raised by bioarchaeologists, but the express application of mortuary study theory to international war-crimes investigations has not been reported, nor have modern examples served as the basis for reexamining mass death in the archaeological record. Data drawn from single, multiple, and mass graves in Bosnia and Iraq illustrate the behavioral processes associated with mass death resulting from genocide." "Strong associations are evident between burial agent and differential mortuary practices. Considerate interments are seen exclusively in...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-04-05)
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