Archaeology and the forensic investigation of recent mass graves: Ethical issues for a new practice of archaeology

Archaeologies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 414-428

  Steele, Caroline ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic archaeology; Iraq; Mass graves

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349141376     PISSN: 15558622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11759-008-9080-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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