ABSTRACT
Forensic archaeology is a relatively well accepted discipline among police forces in the United Kingdom (UK). The investigation of a homicide scene in the UK can involve many individuals under the overall management of a senior detective, in the UK known as a senior investigating officer (SIO). In the UK, archaeology is concerned with the recovery and recording of buried remains whereas anthropology is more strictly concerned with the study of skeletal remains, buried or otherwise. There are no full-time professional forensic archaeologists in the UK Individuals tend to be invited to incidents either because they are known to, or have worked for, the police force on the case or because a police force has requested specialist assistance from the national crime and operations faculty (NCOF), which keeps a central register of experts. In the UK, the police no longer prosecute offences themselves; this process is undertaken by a body known as the crown prosecution service (CPS).
