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Аннотация:Today forensic archaeology, defined as the involvement
of physical anthropological and archaeological experts
in fieldwork, does not exist in Russia as a separate science.
We are currently seeing only the initial stages of
its development, and there are several problems it is
facing. In this chapter the authors try to explain the
methods which they believe should prompt faster
development of this discipline in Russia. They also
highlight the problems hindering the development of
this science.
The authors feel obliged to discuss some people and
several interesting studies which have been conducted
within the last decades in Russia and to share their
thoughts on the prospects of development of this sphere.
These cases demonstrate both the positive and negative
sides of forensic expert collaboration in Russia today, as
well as the lack of field specialists in archaeology for
medico-legal cases.