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A slideshow for a class I taught as a basic introduction to forensic science

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Quick QuizQuick Quiz

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What Is The Locard What Is The Locard Principle?Principle?

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The Locard PrincipleThe Locard Principle

“Every Contact Leaves A Trace”

Dr. Edmond Locard (1877-1966)

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Fingerprints in TimeFingerprints in Time

Our Impact and Legacy via Our Impact and Legacy via Our Everyday ContactsOur Everyday Contacts

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The Pitchfork MurdersThe Pitchfork Murders

Murder of two girls in Leicestershire in England.Murder of two girls in Leicestershire in England.

First use of DNA fingerprinting to get a conviction.First use of DNA fingerprinting to get a conviction.

Murderer was Colin Pitchfork, a local baker.Murderer was Colin Pitchfork, a local baker.

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How Long Ago Did The Romans Invade The British Isles?

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The Romans Controlled the British Isles from

43 AD to 410 AD

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Can We Tell What ARoman Had For Breakfast?

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Yes - Using Archaeological Techniques

By examining midden remains we can seewhat food types people were eating.

By using Experimental Archaeology we canmake comparisons to see what was eaten.

Dr Andrew ‘Bone’ Jones using Experimental Archaeology toexamine the effects of human digestion on fish bones.

He eats whole fish, including the bones, collects the waste ina bucket and examines it to gauge the effects.

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What Kinds of Information CanArchaeologists Use to Date Ancient

Geological Events?

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Ice Cores

Dendrochronology

Written Records

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TheraThera

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If we can determine…

…Who murdered 2 girls with such certainty.

…What a Roman soldier had for breakfast.

…The global effects of an ancient volcano.

What kind of fingerprints are we leaving forfuture generations to find?

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Quick Quiz: The ReturnQuick Quiz: The Return

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Something To Think About!

Consider what you do in a typical day and write a short paragraph

to explain how you think you are havingan effect on the environment and how

this may be seen in the future.