ANT205H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ground-Penetrating Radar, Taphonomy, Forensic Investigators
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We study the dead to protect the living. To learn and protect the dignity of the dead and to respect the feelings of the living. Forensic investigators who process a crime scene and collect fingerprints , scan bones. **canada has no criminalists but the us does. Canada has a coroner / medical examiner- looks at who, where, when and how and look at and are in charge of the custody of the body. They use anthropological techniques and knowledge used in a legal context. Taphony - the study of the processes of the body from the time the body has been found. 3 types of hazards in the lab: bio hazards // airborne, skin contact or ingestion via body fluids, water, soil. Diseases from the body ~ hiv, tb, ecoli. 2. chemical // oil products, pesticides, asbestos: physical ~ sun stroke, poison ivy, heavy machinery, debris or nails in boards. Remember - the police help to search and recover.
