This unit is an introduction to the theory and practice of forensic archaeology (as distinct from forensic anthropology) - the application of archaeological methods in the collection and interpretation of data and contexts for controversial cases or at a crime scene and an introduction to how these data are used as evidence. The unit will be textbook-based. Topics will include survey and site detection methods, excavation methods, recording and interpretation of evidence, types of evidence (eg cultural, stratigraphic, analytical), the integrity of evidence and will draw from a range of well documented cases (eg the 5000 year old 'iceman', the Turin shroud, 20th century war crimes).