Deck 4: Recovery Scene Methods

Question 1

Which of the following would be used to expose bones from a burial?

A) Shovel
B) Small digging instrument
C) Brush
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following should be done at any outdoor forensic anthropological investigation?

A) Secure area
B) Avoid contamination
C) Treat all findings as equally important
D) All of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is not part of all forensic archaeological investigations?

A) Location
B) Mapping
C) Excavation
D) Collection

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following persons is not part of the forensic investigation of a genocide case?

A) Judge
B) Chief archaeologist
C) Chief anthropologist
D) Chief pathologist

Question 5

Which of the following is not a phase in a genocide investigation?

A) Pre-forensic investigation
B) Conviction of criminals
C) Forensic investigation
D) Expert witness testimony

Question 6

Which of the following questions would not be asked of a family member of a victim of a mass disaster?

A) What was the victim's sexual orientation?
B) Did the victim have any birthmarks, scars, or tattoos?
C) What is the name of the victim's dentist?
D) All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following can be used to help identify persons in a mass disaster?

A) All of the above
B) Tattoos
C) Scars
D) Birthmarks

Question 8

Which of the following aspects in a forensic anthropological investigation is modified for mass disasters?

A) Personnel
B) Temporary morgue
C) Victim information
D) All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is an important task in maintaining the chain of evidence?

A) Assignment of a case number
B) Placing remains in container
C) Sealing container
D) All of the above

Question 10

The conditions of field work in genocide investigations need to be ideal in order to perform a correct forensic investigation.

Question 11

When searching for human remains, forensic archaeologists must:

A) Start digging
B) Arrange workers at intervals and start walking
C) Set up a grid square
D) All of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is not used in the recovery of human remains?

A) Magnetometer
B) Spectrometer
C) Cadaver dogs
D) Visual assessment

Question 13

Which of the following tasks is performed when excavating human remains?

A) Skimming dirt
B) Brushing exposed bones
C) Exposing bones
D) All of the above

Question 14

After discovering a burial, forensic archaeologists must:

A) Call in a backhoe to commence excavation
B) Pull bones from the ground as they appear
C) Skim dirt from the top of the grave
D) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is not usually used when excavating a buried skeleton?

A) Shovel
B) Trowel
C) Screen
D) Backhoe

Question 16

Which of the following is not used during mapping?

A) Datum point
B) Shovel
C) USGS quadrangle
D) Grid square

Question 17

Which of the following is not a good object to use as a datum point?

A) Parked heavy equipment (e.g., bulldozer)
B) Corner of building
C) Large tree
D) USGS bench mark

Question 18

Which of the following is used in the recovery of human remains?

A) Grid square
B) Flags on wooden posts
C) Pointer to north
D) All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is used to mark human remains at a recovery scene?

A) Grid square
B) Flag on wooden post
C) Pointer to north
D) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following may be found associated with human remains?

A) Clothing
B) Weapons
C) Coke cans
D) All of the above

Question 21

Which of the following is a characteristic of a recent human grave?

A) Secondary depression
B) Burial depression
C) Cracks in soil
D) All of the above

Question 22

The calculation of Minimum Number of Individuals (MNI) may be necessary in the genocide investigations.

Question 23

Genocide investigations require modifications to the forensic anthropological process.

Question 24

It is required that DMORT be contacted in any mass disaster.

Question 25

Remains found on the surface usually are mapped in relation to a grid square.

Question 26

The use of a GPS is essential in locating human remains on a map.

Question 27

Flags on wooden posts can be used to mark human remains and associated material.

Question 28

The recovery of human remains also involves recovering associated material.

Question 29

The fields of view of searchers looking for human remains should overlap to ensure that no ground is missed during the search process.

Question 30

Fresh graves can be identified by the large amount of vegetation growing on them.

Question 31

Visual assessment is the most common method for finding human remains.

Question 32

The recovery of human remains is generally constrained by time and should be done as soon as possible.

Question 33

Forensic archaeology is a specialty within forensic anthropology.

Question 34

Although there have been cases involving excavation using a back hoe, normally removal of a buried body does not entail the use of heavy machinery.

Question 35

Hand drawn maps are not needed in forensic investigations.

Question 36

A temporary morgue is usually needed for mass disasters.

Question 37

Forensic anthropologists are the only personnel needed in mass disasters.

Question 38

Mass disasters use the same recovery methods as cases involving single individuals.

Question 39

Bones from individuals that are in different locations in the field should be assigned different numbers.

Question 40

Bones from individuals that are in different locations in the field can be stored together for transport to the lab.

Question 41

Human remains and associated material must be stored in metal or other heavy duty containers for transport from the field to the laboratory.

Question 42

Maintenance of the chain of custody of human remains is one of the most important parts of forensic investigations.

Question 43

Screening dirt is an important method for finding small items associated with human remains.

Question 44

Mapping remains found on the surface is more important than mapping remains that are buried.

Question 45

Forensic anthropologists and/or archaeologists should be contacted by police when a skeletonized body is discovered so that proper methods can be used during its recovery.