Forensic archeology is defined as the application of archaeological principles andtechniques in medico-legal and/or humanity context related to buried evidence. Forensicarchaeologist has two roles, as the expert who unearth buried objects systematically andreconstruct them. This paper discusses the role of archeology and archaeologists in the excavationof criminal, humanitarian and disaster victims. Archaeologist?s role to revealpaleoanthropological materials smuggled and theft is also discussed in this paper. Humanitarianmissions to investigate mass grave of victims of war, political strife and genocide in the past andthe present are other archaeologist?s role discussed in this paper.The existence, condition and development of forensic archaeology in Indonesiaemphasize the significance of new paradigm in Indonesian archaeology. Forensic archeology notmerely focusess on the study of cultural materials of the past, education and museumdevelopment, cultural resource management and its advocacy, but it also has role in medico-legalworks. Forensic archaeologist also engages in disaster victim identification (DVI) that addressesissues related to victims buried by either natural or human disasters. |