Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team
Equipo Argentino de Antropología Forense | |
Headquarters | Buenos Aires, Córdoba, New York City |
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Fields | forensic anthropology |
Website | https://eaaf.org/ |
The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (
In particular, the EAAF acquired additional worldwide renown by identifying the remains ofOrigins
With the restoration of democracy and the creation of the
A genetic database was created at Durand Hospital in Buenos Aires, and a team of forensic anthropologists was created under the leadership of Dr. Clyde Snow.[2] Those small beginnings were the basis for the creation in 1986 of the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team.[3]
Work
The EAAF's investigation methods were divided into three stages:
- Preliminary phase, collecting written and oral accounts of the disappeared.
- Analysis phase, studying documents and records in order to identify the possible whereabouts of the remains
- Archaeological phase, similar to classical forensic context. This phase also used genetic investigation techniques based on DNAtesting.
The EAAF was a pioneer in developing these techniques. In the words of Clyde Snow:
- "For the first time in the history of human rights investigations we began to use a scientific method to investigate violations. Although we started out small, it led to a genuine revolution in how human rights violations are investigated. The idea of using science in the human rights area began here, in Argentina, and it is now used throughout the world. The Team took the idea to other parts of the world and helped set up teams in other countries, such as Guatemala, Chile, and Peru. European countries now have their forensic anthropology teams. But Argentina was the first."[2]
By 2000 the EAAF had succeeded in identifying sixty sets of remains, while a further 300 cases were still under investigation.[3]
The EAAF co-operates with and assists other NGOs and investigations - for example, as of 2017, it is assisting the Expert Technical Group investigating the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, Ireland, following the discovery of the bodies of up to 800 children buried in a mass grave, under the auspices of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation.
See also
- National Reorganisation Process
References
- ^ Diario Perfil - Impulsan identificación de soldados enterrados como NN en Malvinas
- ^ a b El norteamericano Clyde Snow, fundador del Equipo Argentino de Antropología Forense: “Aquí todavía están conscientes de la tragedia, Página 12, 27 de junio de 2004
- ^ a b La antropología investiga los años de plomo, Página 12, Futuro, 8 de abril de 2000