ANT205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Humerus, Body Bag, National Missing And Unidentified Persons System
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Ant205 lecture 11 contemporary issues in forensic. Id deceased undocumented immigrants: along u. s. /mexico border, excavation, recovery and processing. Skeletal and dna analysis: texas state university. Undocumented migrants: historically, young adult males, economic migrants, recent trends, rise in whole families, crossing, dental work = wealthier migrants from further south, desperate to leave. Southern texas, new mexico, arizona, california: on texas border, federally funded counties, better infrastructure, enhanced law enforcement capabilities, 6,000 total remains found. Brook"s county, texas: not on the border, unfunded, 2,445 km2, primarily private land owned by ranchers, 1 sheriff, 2 deputies, required for recovery/burial. Sparsely populated: 7,200 people, popular for border crossers. In falfurrias city, brook"s county: paid for 18 years, privately owned, serves as county morgue, coroner = pediatrician, questionable autopsies, elements retained for dna, no follow through. Limited documentation: lack of grave markers and burial records. Surface find: 400 bodies over 6 years (feb, 2015) Sacred heart cemetery: 113 individuals to date.
