ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 6

The Archaeological Water Separation Machine in Fire Investigation
Bailey, JW
Captain, Bellingham Fire Department, WA

(Received 3 August 1989; accepted 25 October 1989)

Abstract

Archaeologists use water separation to improve the recovery of small items from prehistoric sites. These small items have proven to be an important part of the archaeological record. A simple experiment shows that the water separation machine might also be used to improve the recovery of small evidence at the fire scene. Four samples from three residential structure fires have been cycled through a modified Shell Mound Archaeological Project (SMAP) water separation machine and a variety of small items have been recovered.

Keywords:
forensic science, fires, water separation machine, archaeological technique, debris, fire investigation, physical evidence, screening

Paper ID: JFS12945J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12945J
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