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Special Section: latin american Forensic anthropology association (alaF)

Background on ALAF

i n February 2003, EAAF organized

a meeting of Latin American

anthropologists working in the

forensic field, mostly from NGOs,

including EAAF, the Peruvian Forensic

Anthropology Team (EPAF), the

Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology

Foundation (FAFG), the Center of

Forensic Analysis and Applied Sciences

(CAFCA) from Guatemala, and the

Archbishop’s Human Rights Office of

Guatemala (ODHA). Thanks to the

generosity of Dr. Clyde Snow, Cat and

Henry Butcher, Austin College, and

an Open Society Institute institutional

grant to EAAF, the group was able to

meet for five days to discuss creating

a regional professional network. The

meeting resulted in the establishment

of ALAF, and furthermore, the devel-

opment of the association’s objectives

and principles. Dr. Clyde Snow, who

has assisted in launching and train-

ing most of the Latin American non-

Latin American Association of Forensic Anthropology (ALAF) ConferencesalaF held its 4th conference in lima, peru, from March 31st to april 4th, 2008

and the 5th conference in Buenos aires, argentina from october 26th to 28th,

2009. these conferences bring together alaF members—coming mostly from

latin america, Spain, portugal, and the US, and working mainly in anthropology,

archaeology, and genetics, but also from other forensic disciplines—as well as

others interested in latin american forensic anthropology. participants present

on their work in their local contexts, advances in forensic techniques, challenges

encountered in their work, and other topics. the conferences are also intended

to encourage exchange of experiences and collaboration regionally.

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2009. Clyde Snow, an American forensic anthropologist who has been at the center of most efforts to apply forensic sciences to human rights investiga-tions, helped train and co-found EAAF and other Latin American forensic teams, and was instrumental in establishing ALAF in 2003. Photo: EAAF.


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governmental forensic teams, chaired

the meeting.

ALAF, a non-profit association, empha-

sizes as its main objectives: to promote

the use of forensic anthropology and

archaeology in judicial investigations

in Latin America and collaborate with

judicial branches on the improvement

of criminal procedures and investiga-

tions, to establish ethical and pro-

fessional criteria for the practice of

forensic anthropology, to ensure the

quality and scientific independence of

the practice, to support the applica-

tion of forensic standards to the Latin

American context, to promote further

training for forensic anthropologists

and archaeologists in Latin America

and abroad, to create an independent

accreditation board that will certify

qualified practitioners, to promote

mechanisms to provide families of the

deceased access to forensic investiga-

tions (in accordance with international

conventions protocols and recommen-

dations), and to protect ALAF mem-

bers and their families, considering the

risks that accompany work in forensic

anthropology in some Latin American

countries.

An interdisciplinary approach is fun-

damental for forensic investigations.

Many disciplines like geophysics,

genetics, entomology, pathology and

odontology can be involved in collect-

ing evidence. Furthermore, in human

rights cases, preliminary investiga-

tions often require anthropologists

to examine police, judicial, military,

morgue and cemetery records, as

well as working with human rights

NGOs, and various other institutions

and specialists. The importance of the

contribution of all these disciplines to

the work of forensic anthropologists

and archaeologists encouraged ALAF

to promote a multidisciplinary mem-

bership comprised of not only active

forensic anthropologists and archae-

ologists, but also members from other

forensic disciplines, including genet-

ics, criminalistics, pathology, odontol-

ogy, and many other related fields.

This approach is visible at the ALAF

conferences, where presentations

deal with many forensic approaches,

often in combination.

ALAF has contributed to the scientific

and ethical discussions around top-

ics such as: identification of bodies,

instruments and techniques of detec-

tion and registration of burial loca-

tions, the right to truth, the need for

psychosocial support during forensics

work, recovery of evidence from crime

scenes, case studies in the identifica-

tion of victims, cause of death, and

analyzing fractures and pathology, to

name a few. ALAF has also held con-

ferences in Guatemala in 2004 and in

Colombia in 2005.

ALAF has played a key role in creat-

ing a space for specialists outside

and within the forensic field to come

together and exchange ideas, practices

and challenges in efforts to spread

advances of forensic anthropology in

Latin America.

4th ALAF Conference: “Forensic Anthropology and the Search for Missing Persons in the Context of Latin America”

March 31st to April 4th, Lima, Peru1

The 4th ALAF Conference brought

together more than 300 forensic inves-

tigators working in Latin America, stu-

dents, representatives from civil society

and human rights organizations, justice

administration officials, among oth-

ers for the five-day conference. The

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2009. The opening address of the 5th ALAF Conference on “Standardizing Forensic Anthropology Investigations in Latin America”. From left to right: Alicia Lusiardo, former vice-president of ALAF (currently president); Luis Fondebrider, president of EAAF; Dr. Elías Hurtado Hoyos, president of the Argentine Medical Association (AMA); Dr. Clyde Snow, forensic anthropologist; Jose Pablo Baraybar, former president of ALAF and director of EPAF. Photo: EAAF.



conference theme centered on compar-

ing and contrasting forensic investiga-

tions for missing persons, for humani-

tarian or human rights purposes, in

Colombia, Chile, Peru, Guatemala,

Mexico, Argentina, and Uruguay, as

well as presentations discussing foren-

sic investigations in Spain related to the

1930s civil war. Investigators or repre-

sentatives from each country had an

opportunity to present their experiences

and the results of case study investiga-

tion. Presentations were given about the

following topics: Searching for Missing

Persons, Forensic Anthropology and

Human Rights, Preliminary Investigations

and Forensic Anthropology, Field

Methods and Techniques, Identification

and Cause of Death. The roundtable dis-

cussions focused on the current status

of the missing people in Colombia, the

forced disappearances in Latin America

and the challenges faced with the judi-

cial system.

During the 4th Conference, the discus-

sions of increasingly specialized scien-

tific investigatory tools and methods

revealed how the discipline has grown

to occupy a more significant place

in the academic world and in Latin

American society. The social and politi-

cal obstacles faced by practitioners

in certain countries were addressed,

including the role of community par-

ticipation in Colombia and Peru to

supplement investigations was par-

ticularly highlighted, and the security

threats involved in working on forensic

investigations of human rights cases.

An International Committee of the

Red Cross (ICRC) representative pre-

sented on the ICRC’s Missing Project

and efforts to create an ante-mortem

and post-mortem database to central-

ize information on missing persons

and unidentified remains from forensic

investigations.

At the 4th ALAF Conference, EAAF

members were involved in the follow-

ing presentations:

nSomigliana C. and M. C. Perosino.

El consentimiento informado en

casos de violaciones a los DDHH.

5th Conference: “Standardizing Forensic Anthropology Investigations in Latin America”

October 26th to 28th, 2009,

Buenos Aires, Argentina2

The 5th Conference consisted of panel

discussions and workshops, highlight-

ing the importance of standardizing

forensic anthropology investigations

in Latin America. The more than 200

participants included forensic anthro-

pologists, archeologists, doctors, den-

tists, and biologists, who contributed

in the exchange of information on

methodologies of investigation, focus-

ing particularly on the relationship

between genetics, anthropology and

historical research in the search for vic-

tims of disappearance. Representatives

from the ICRC’s Missing Project

and the European Association of

Forensic Anthropology (FASE) also

attended. The presentations focused

on the importance of a multidisci-

plinary approach, even as technology

improves and becomes more complex.

Members also took time to reflect on

the development of the field in their

own contexts.

A tribute was organized for Dr. Clyde

Snow, in recognition of his role in form-

ing ALAF and in supporting the devel-

opment of forensic anthropology in

Latin America. Special workshops were

given on: the application of forensic

genetics to forensic anthropology by

geneticists Dr. Carlos Vullo, EAAF, and

Dr. Mishel Stephenson, FAFG; on bone

trauma in the interest of forensics led

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2009. In addition to presentations, participants at ALAF Conferences display posters on a wide array of forensic and historical topics. Photo: EAAF.



by Jose Pablo Baraybar, EPAF; and a

workshop on minimum requirements

for psychosocial accompaniment dur-

ing investigations and exhumations,

led by Carmen Rosa Cardoza, EPAF and

Susana Navarro García, ECAP. The con-

ference concluded with a guided tour

of ESMA, the former Naval Mechanic’s

School in Buenos Aires, one of the

largest clandestine detention centers

active during the last military dictator-

ship in Argentina.

At the 5th ALAF Conference, EAAF

members were involved in the following

presentations:

nLa Iniciativa Latinoamericana

para la Identifación de los

Desaparecidos, ILID, objetivos,

implementación, y primeros

resultados en Argentina. Ayerdi,

C, P. Bernardi, D. Bustamante, M.

Doretti, S. Egaña, L. Fondebrider,

A. Ginarte, M. Nieva, R. Mazzella,

D. Olmo, R. Pettit, M. Salado

Puerto, C. Somigliana, S. Turner, C.

Vullo, J.P. Acierno, M. Castillo, L.

Catelli, V. D’Amelia, M. Fumagalli,

P. Gallo, S. Gheggi, G Ghidini, A.

González Simonetto, V. Hernández,

A. Ibánez, M. Mohn, J. Nóbile, F.

Olivares, M. Paiaro, C. Perosino, M.

Princ, C. Romanini, I. Sánchez, M.

Segura, M. Selva, S. Varela.

nDetección de grupos muy

correlacionados de personas

desaparecidas usando redes

complejas. Caridi, I, C. Dorso, P.

Gallo, and C. Somigliana.

n Iniciativa latinoamericana para

la identificación de personas

desaparecidas: Argentina (Video).

D’Amelia, V.

n Identificaciones de restos femeninos

vinculados a la investigación de

desapariciones y homicidios de

mujeres en un contexto fronterizo.

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Doretti, M,

S. Egaña, P. Bernardi, S. Turner, and

M. Salado Puerto.

nBancos genéticos para la

identificación de restos humanos

en contexto de violación de los

derechos humanos. La necesidad de

una guía para su creación. Doretti,

M, L. Fondebrider, C, Ayerdi, M,

Salado Puerto.

nLicitaciones y contratos con

laboratorios de genética forense.

El papel del antropólogo. Doretti,

M, C. Vullo, M. Salado Puerto, S.

Egaña, R. Pettit, and L. Fondebrider.

nEl desarrollo de capacidad forense

local para investigar el destino de los

desaparecidos: el ejemplo de Chipre.

Fondebrider, L, M. Salado Puerto.

nEstudio de restos óseos humanos

quemados y fragmentados: un aporte

metodológico. González Simonetto,

A, V. Hernández, and S. Egaña.

nMétodos de exploración en

antropológica forense: su

implementación en sitios cementerios

y centros clandestinos de detención.

Nieva, M, J. Nóbile, and M. Castillo.

nLa antropología forense ante el

hallazgo de restos óseos en forma

fortuita. Un caso de aplicación.

Nieva, M, M. Fumagalli, G. Ghidini,

and P. Gallo.

nResultados de análisis genéticos

en diferentes piezas anatómicas

de restos óseos con 30 años de

antigüedad. Romanini, C, L. Catelli,

M. Romero, M. Salado Puerto, J. P.

Acierno and C. Vullo.

nAntropología y genética forenses,

necesidad de interrelación en la

identificación de restos óseos y la

reasociación intraesqueletal. Salado

Puerto, M, C. Vullo, L. Catelli, C.

Romanini, J. P. Acierno, C. Ayerdi,

P. Bernardi, D. Bustamante, M.

Doretti, and C. Somigliana.

nDistribución y patrón de fracturas:

una perspectiva dinámica. Selva, M.

and S. Egaña.

n Identificación y reasociación

intraesqueletal en restos mezclados,

estudio de casos en Argentina.

Varela, S, M. Salado Puerto, C.

Vullo, L. Catelli, and C. Romanini.

nDimorfismo sexual y necesidad de

validación metodológica a nivel

poblacional. Estudio en población

argentina. Wolff, I and M. Salado

Puerto. m

EndnotEs1. This conference was supported by the Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team, the Project Counseling (PCS), the Peruvian Episcopal Commission (CEAS), The Peru National Coordinator of Human

Rights (CNDDH), The Ecumenical Foundation for Development and Peace (FEDEPAZ), the Peru section of Amnesty International, and the Rural Education Service (SER). ICRC provided support for participant registration and Alas Peruanas University assisted with printing of folders and posters.

2. This conference was supported by the National Bank of Argentina Foundation, the Argentine Delegation to the European Commission and the Open Society Institute. The ICRC provided support for ALAF members to attend, and the World Archaeological Conference provided workshop support.



EAAF member and co-founder

Mercedes Doretti was awarded a

MacArthur Fellowships for 2007, also

nicknamed the “Genius Award”.

Each year, the John D. and Catherine

T. MacArthur Foundation awards

$500,000 fellowships to between 20

and 30 individuals in recognition of

“exceptional creativity, promise for

important future advances based on a

track record of significant accomplish-

ment, and potential for the fellow-

ship to facilitate subsequent creative

work.” The MacArthur Foundation

invites individuals with extensive expe-

rience in a particular field to nominate

a colleague qualified for this recogni-

tion. The MacArthur Fellowship is a

“no strings attached” award and the

recipients are then free to spend the

money as they see fit.

Even though it is an individual award,

Doretti considers this award to belong

also to her EAAF colleagues and

as a result donated it in full to the

team. EAAF believes the award gives

more legitimacy to forensic scientists

Awards

Buenos Aires, 1987. Mercedes Doretti, second from right, with other original members of the team and Dr. Clyde Snow, third from right, who has helped train and mentor the team since its inception. Photo: Eric Stover.

Special Section: awards

Mercedes Doretti Receives Macarthur Fellowship (2007)



working in human rights investiga-

tions worldwide. In addition, the

award reinforces the right of families

of victims of human rights violations

to independent forensic investigations

in their search for truth and justice.

The team is excited by the possibilities

this support will open for innovative

applications of forensic anthropology

and genetics to human rights cases

worldwide.

Finally, Mercedes is grateful to both

her nominators and the MacArthur

Foundation for this honor.

Konex Foundation award (2008)Since 1980, the Konex Foundation

has given out awards to the most dis-

tinguished individuals and institutions

in Argentina. The Konex Awards are

presented annually, with each year

focused on a different category or

field, such as: sports, entertainment,

visual arts, science and technology,

literature, popular music. Categories

repeat every ten years. In 2008, the

Konex Foundation focused on the

field of Science and Technology.

EAAF was awarded the Merit Award

for its work and contributions in the

field of Scientific and Technological

Research Institutions. The award rec-

ognizes EAAF’s efforts in the pursuit

of truth and the right to know, as well

as their contributions to the advance-

ment of the field of academic forensic

anthropology.

The Confederation of Education

Workers of the Argentinean Republic

(Confederación Trabajadores de la

Educación de la República Argentina,

CTERA), is the main labor union for

teachers and academics in the country.

Every year it awards the title “Master

of Life” to those individuals and insti-

tutions that exceed in their own disci-

pline, show enormous commitment,

and set an example in their field. EAAF

received this award in September of

2008 for its work in forensic anthropol-

ogy. The team is honored by the award

and remains committed to incorporat-

ing forensic training for students as part

of its work, both inside and outside of

Argentina, conducting scientific work

to the highest standards, and improv-

ing best practices.

leila Guerreiro Receives nuevo periodismo award for an article about eaaF (2010)Argentine journalist Leila Guerreiro

won the prestigious Nuevo Periodismo

CEMEX+FNPI Award in July 2010 for her

article “El rastro en los huesos” about

EAAF’s work. The Nuevo Periodismo

Iberoamericano Foundation, presided

over by Nobel Prize Laureate Gabriel

Garcia Marquez, provides awards

annually to an outstanding journalist

writing in Spanish.

“Rastro en los huesos” (“Traces in the

Bones”) was published in the Colombian

magazine Gatopardo in April 2008.

Clarín, one of the leading Argentine

newspapers, published the article as a

separate supplement after Guerreiro

received the award. The article cov-

ers EAAF’s work mostly in Argentina,

describing in detail the process leading

up to an identification. Guerreiro visited

the EAAF office in Buenos Aires every

day for three months. Guerreiro, when

referring to her article, said “the only

way of telling the complete story was to

wait and witness two key moments: the

exhumation of a corpse, and the return

of human remains to their rightful fam-

ily”. EAAF is extremely pleased for Leila,

and congratulates her on the award;

it was a pleasure to receive her in the

office and speak with her about the

team’s work over those three months.

Special Section: awards

cteRa – achievement and Recognition Distinction (2008)

Buenos Aires, 2008. The Confederation of Education Workers of the Argentinean Republic (CTERA) Achievement and Recognition Distinction given to EAAF for its work in forensic anthropology and its commitment to training and educational activities. Photo: EAAF.



The main activities of the ICRC’s

Forensic Unit include:

nAdvising forensic practitioners, insti-

tutions and other concerned stake-

holders worldwide on forensic best

practices, especially as they apply to

humanitarian purposes;

nSupporting the implementation of

forensic best practices for the recov-

ery, management and identification of

human remains from armed conflicts,

internal violence and catastrophes;

nTraining a wide range of practi-

tioners, from managers to field

operators, in forensic best practices

for preventing and resolving cases

involving the missing;

nSetting standards of forensic best

practices for humanitarian objectives;

nDeveloping tools for forensic prac-

titioners and related stakeholders

for investigations into the missing,

including specialized IT tools, body-

recovery equipment, etc.;

nEmpowering the forensic commu-

nity, including the improvement of

communication, coordination and

cooperation;

nCarrying out humanitarian forensic

case-work, including in catastrophe

situations.

Since their launch in 2003, the ICRC’s

forensic activities expanded from 3

to more than 40 operational contexts

around the world. The ICRC’s Forensic

Unit grew from 1 to 9 full-time forensic

specialists and it also employs a grow-

ing number of external forensic con-

sultants, including experts from EAAF.

EAAF, with its extensive experience in

investigating disappearances, partici-

pated actively in the 2003 Conference

and has since collaborated closely with

the ICRC’s Forensic Unit in a number of

activities around the world, including

advisory services, training, development

of tools and standards. Also, the ICRC

has supported EAAF’s participation in

some leading forensic events, including

international meetings and trainings. m

The Missing: Forensic activities of the international Committee of the Red Cross

For further information, reports, or interviews on ICRC’s forensic activities please consult: http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/(PSearch)?SearchView&Query=forensic&searchWv=

1&searchFuzzy=1&SearchOrder=1&SearchMax=0&style=Custo_results_search2 or contact the ICRC Forensic Unit at: [email protected].

F ollowing the 2003 International Conference on The Missing, organ-

ized by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Geneva,

Switzerland, the organization acquired its own forensic expertise to help

promote and implement the recommendations from the Conference. These rec-

ommendations are related to the forensic sciences and human remains, to help

prevent and resolve the tragedy of the missing from armed conflicts, internal vio-

lence and natural catastrophes.

Special Section: the Missing

Tehran, Iran. EAAF member Mercedes Salado Puerto (third from left), along with geneticist William Goodwin (second from right), University of Central Lancashire, and participants in a course on the use of forensic anthropology and archaeology in identifying human remains, sponsored by the ICRC’s “The Missing” Project. Photo: EAAF.



DocUMentaRieS

Following Antigone (2002), co-pro-

duced by EAAF and WITNESS, provides

an overview of the application of foren-

sic sciences to human rights investiga-

tions by using footage of EAAF work

from Argentina, El Salvador, Ethiopia,

Haiti, and East Timor. Available on DVD

in Spanish, English, and Arabic.

The Last Place on Earth (2004), co-

produced by EAAF and Mambo Films,

documents the exhumation of the larg-

est dictatorship-era mass grave uncov-

ered thus far in Argentina, located in

San Vicente Cemetery, Córdoba. The

film traces the search and hopes of four

families of the disappeared. In Spanish.

Sr. Presidente (2006), directed by

Liliana Arraya and Eugina Monti, por-

trays the repression under the last

Argentine military dictatorship in the

northern city of Córdoba. In a letter

sent to then de facto President General

Videla in 1980, the city’s judicial morgue

employees described conditions in their

working environment. This included

information on the hundreds of uniden-

tified remains, many showing evidence

of gun shot wounds and torture, that

passed through their facility in the first

years of the dictatorship. Using this let-

ter as a connecting thread, several inter-

views with different individuals recon-

struct the past. Together they capture

the urgent search for truth in Argentina

recent history.

photo exhiBition

Curated in 1999, the traveling exhi-

bition illustrates how forensic anthro-

pology contributes to the investiga-

tion of human rights violations by

using EAAF cases in different coun-

tries. The catalogue is available online

at http://eaaf.typepad.com/eaaf_

traveling_photo/. A new edition of

the photo exhibition was produced in

2010, incorporating EAAF’s use of DNA

technologies in the Latin American

Initiative for the Identification of the

Disappeared (LIID).

BooKS

Tumbas Anónimas (Anonymous

Graves) describes the first foren-

sic searches for the “disappeared”

in Argentina under the leadership

of Dr. Clyde Snow, as well as EAAF’s

Documentation and OutreachVisual documentation and outreach activities are part of eaaF’s effort to

share the results of forensic investigations, along with the personal stories

accompanying them, to affected communities, associations of families of

victims, human rights organizations, related institutions, and society at large.

the team is proactive about distributing this material free of charge in argentina

and abroad, making editions in several languages, whenever possible.

Special Section: Documentation & outreach



formation and work from its incep-

tion in 1984 through 1992. Written by

EAAF consultant Mauricio Saldana and

EAAF; published in 1992.

San Vicente Cemetery, published in

2005, explains EAAF’s forensic inves-

tigations in San Vicente Cemetery,

Córdoba, which led to the uncovering

of the largest dictatorship-era mass

grave in Argentina. Edited by EAAF.

annUal RepoRtS

EAAF has published annual reports on

its activities since 1991, which describe

the team’s work in Argentina and

abroad, as well as special sections on

related material, and are close to 200

pages. The team also produced shorter

versions of its annual reports in 2006

and 2007. Also in 2009, EAAF pub-

lished a mini-report (with both Spanish

and English versions together) about

the planning and logistics involved in

launching the Latin American Initiative

to Identify the Disappeared (LIID) in

Argentina, a national genetics program

meant to dramatically increase the

identifications of disappeared persons.

WeBSite

Those interested can keep abreast of

EAAF news and recent missions, and

read more about each publication on

http://www.eaaf.org.

pReSentationS

Every year EAAF participates in con-

ferences and panel discussions, gives

presentations and classes, and leads

forensic anthropology workshops and

trainings in most countries in which

it is involved. These outreach activi-

ties are geared to a broad range of

people, from a specialized audience

in universities and medical legal insti-

tutes, to the general public, including

school children, families, and affected

communities.

aRticleS

In recent years, EAAF has made an

effort to write about the most sig-

nificant cases under investigation or

about our reflections on working as

forensic anthropologists in the human

rights field. Following are the scientific

papers and articles that the team has

published in peer-reviewed journals

and books since 2000.

Recent articles by eaaF members:

Vullo, C, A. Borosky, C. Romanini,

L. Catelli and T. Yamamoto. 2010.

Frequency data for 12 mini STR

loci in Argentina. Forensic Science

International: Genetics 4 (3).

Fondebrider, L. 2009. Forensic

Archaeology and Anthropology:

A Balance Sheet. In Memories from

Darkness: Archaeology of Repression

and Resistance in Latin America P.

Funari, A. Zarankin, M. Salerno. New

York, NY: Springer.

Catelli, L, C. Romanini, A. Borosky, M.

Salado Puerto, L. Prieto and C. Vullo.

2009. Common Mitochondrial

DNA Haplogroups Observed in an

Argentine Population Database

Sample. Forensic Science International:

Genetics Supplement Series 2 (1).

Doretti, M. and J. Burrell. 2008.

Forensic Anthropology in Peace

Support Operations. In Law

Enforcement Within the Framework of

Peace Support Operations. R. Arnold

(Ed.) Leiden, The Netherlands: Martinus

Nijhoff Publishers.

Egaña, S, S. Turner, M. Doretti, P. Bernardi

and A. Ginarte. 2008. Commingled

Skeletonized Remains and Human

Rights Investigations: Challenges

from the Field. In Recovery, Aalysis and

Identification of Commingled Human

Remains. B. Adams (Ed) Totowa, NJ:

Humana Press.




Salado, M. and L. Fondebrider. 2008.

El desarrollo de la antropología

forense en la Argentina. Cuadernos

de Medicina Forense 14 (53-54):

213-221.

Doretti, M. and J. Burrell. 2007. Forensic

Anthropology and Humanitarianism

in Peace Keeping Operations. In

Law Enforcement in Peace Keeping

Operations (PSO). R. Arnold (Ed.)

Ardsley, NY: Transnational Press.

Doretti, M. and J. Burrell. 2007. Gray

Spaces and Endless Negotiations:

Forensic Anthropology and

Human Rights. In Anthropology Put

to Work. L. Field and R. Fox (Eds). The

Wenner-Gren Foundation. New York,

NY: Berg Publishers.

Bernardi, P. and L. Fondebrider. 2007.

Forensic Archaeology and the

Scientific Documentation of Human

Rights Violations: An Argentinean

Example from the Early 1980s. In

Forensic Archaeology and Human Rights

Violations. R. Ferllini (Ed). Springfield, IL:

Charles C. Thomas Publisher.

Olmo, D. 2006. Crimes against

Humanity. In Forensic Anthropology

and Medicine: Complementary

Sciences from Recovery to Death. A.

Schmitt, E. Cunha, J. Pinheiro (Eds).

Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.

Doretti, M. 2005. The Roses. In

Listening to the Silences: Women and

War. H. Durham and T. Gurd (Eds).

Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff. (International

Humanitarian Law Series) pp. 9-14.

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Argentine Forensic Anthropology TeamEqUIPO ARGENTINO DE ANTROPOLOGíA FORENSE

2007-2009 tRi-annUal RepoRtCovering the period January 2007 to December 2009

WRITERS: EAAF members Cecilia Ayerdi, Patricia Bernardi, Daniel Bustamante, Claudia Bisso, Mercedes

Doretti, Sofía Egaña, Luis Fondebrider, Anahí Ginarte, Miguel Nieva, Darío Olmo, Silvana Turner, Mercedes

Salado-Puerto and Carlos Somigliana; EAAF consultants Raymond Pettit, Brigitte Schmid, Ivana Wolff.

EAAF volunteers who assisted with fact checking, photo research, and proofreading include

Ronald Leiva, Liz Noth, Amarilla Sanders, Janet Summers, Liz Noth, Rachel Daniell and Elle Saine.

EDITORS AND TRANSLATORS: Mercedes Doretti, Raymond Pettit, and Brigitte Schmid

DESIGNER: Amy Thesing

FRONT COVER: Photos from laboratory analysis of bone fragments recovered during EAAF’s 2008

excavation of clandestine burials at the former CDC in the Arana Police Station, La Plata.

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Latin American Association of Forensic Anthropology (ALAF ... · This conference was supported by the Peruvian Forensic Anthropology Team, the Project Counseling (PCS), the Peruvian