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Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Biographies of editors -- Biographies of contributors -- Foreword by Clyde Collins Snow -- Foreword by Jeremy Sarkin -- Foreword by Colin Hope -- Preface by W.J. Mike Groen -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1 Europe -- Chapter 1 Forensic archaeology and anthropology in Austria -- Introduction -- Overview of Austria -- The legal framework affecting forensic archaeology and anthropology -- Forensic archaeology and anthropology in Austria -- The demand for forensic anthropology and archaeology investigations -- The applied investigation flow for buried and surface skeletonised remains -- Training and education opportunities in forensic archaeology and anthropology -- Conclusion and future developments -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 2 DVI Belgium: victim identification and necrosearch -- Introduction -- Belgium and the Belgian police -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Further Reading -- Websites -- Chapter 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina: forensic archaeology in support of national and international organisations undertaking criminal investigations and identifying the missing from 1996 to 2013 -- Historical background -- International investigations -- National investigations -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 4 Forensic archaeology in Bulgaria - problems and perspectives -- Historical background -- Definition -- Medico-legal framework -- Problems -- Role and future -- Perspectives -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5 Croatia (Hrvatska): from WWII and the 1991 war to contemporary forensic cases -- Introduction -- Forensic archaeology history in Croatia -- The recovery of forensically significant skeletal remains and the medico-legal framework in Croatia.

A taphonomic research facility for the study of human remains was recently realized in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to systematically investigate the decomposition of the human body under known conditions. Governmental authorization was obtained to make use of the body donation program of the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, for this specific purpose. In contrast to the small number of comparable initiatives elsewhere, this facility specifically allows for the study of buried bodies e.g. with the use of telemetry and remote sensing. Here, we discuss the concept of body donation in the Netherlands, its role in taphonomic research, and the sequence of events that preceded the realization of this facility, which is the first of its kind in Europe. In addition to offering novel research options to the scientific community, we hope that it will also pave the way for the successful realization of similar initiatives in other locations.