Abstract
Forensic archaeology has a well-grounded position in Western Europe countries. Forensic archaeologists cooperate with enforcement agencies in cases pertaining to complicated catastrophes by inspecting the accident site. They are also engaged in searching for homicide victims and the exhumations that follow. Sometimes the ar- chaeologists are commissioned to search for items from a crime that has been hidden. In Central Europe, forensic archaeology is just starting to develop. Due to the history, forensic archaeologists are mainly engaged in searching for war victims, and often communist crimes. However, their cooperation with the police and prosecutor’s office in cases that have been committed recently is still rare.
Since 2011, the international conference European Meetings of Forensic Archaeology has allowed for the creation of a foreground for exchanging experiences and in- formation between experts of this narrow specialization.
As part of ENFSI (European Network of Forensic Sciences) a working group called The Forensic Archaeology sub-group was created. One of the tasks of that group is to establish a model for using archaeological methods during crime scene investigations (Best Practice Manual for the Application of Forensic Archaeological Methods and Practice at Crime Scenes and Scenes of Incident). Introducing archaeological methodology, as well as techniques which are used in contemporary archaeology, has the opportunity to contribute to increasing the standard of crime scene investigations and subsequently improve the overall efficiency of the investigation procedure.
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