The Weighty Role Of A Forensic Architect

By Stella Gay


When one is lucky enough to have a construction project unearth a site of archaeological interest, then all work on the original project must cease. A team of experts must be brought in to unearth and preserve any artifacts. Then the job of a forensic architect is to recreate what was occurring there at that site based upon clues at the scene.

These professionals generally carry an architectural degree, but they have specialized their talents in such a way that they can recreate a scene of violence in history. The majority of their work focuses on recent historical events. Many of the Nazi war crime museums and memorials will have just such a person on staff.

It is said that history is written by the victors, and there is a great deal of truth to this perception. However, these professionals take pride in the fact that part of their job is to analyze the available data and provide an unbiased story of an event. This requires the ability to analyze without insinuating personal opinion, even if the events uncovered go against personal belief, or even a current historical narrative.

They often use old newspapers or magazines, written eye-witness accounts, and sometimes aerial footage. The circles of glass in India are an excellent example of the aerial footage, as we were unable to explain them until we had nuclear capability ourselves. Many cite those glass circles as proof that an alien race engaged in some sort of battle on our planet, and it just so happens that the Hindu Veda tells exactly that sort of story.

When a body is found law enforcement is generally called, but these officers frequently request the assistance of a team of architectural historians. If the body cannot be compared successfully against someone on the missing person roster, then it is always possible that the body is much older than anticipated. Some murders of the old world have even been solved, thus closing a door on an unexplained murder hundreds of years ago.

In fact, these professionals are frequently called to task when an ancient site is uncovered that appears to have been a place of worship and human sacrifice. The site of the bog people is an excellent example. The forensics experts came in and discovered that there were most certainly elements of sacrificial rite apparent in the way the bodies were lain, but some of the methods of sacrifice were quite violent, and some of them may have been murdered but buried there to conceal the crime.

The forensics team artist has possibly the most interesting job in the whole group. It is this person who re-creates the face of a deceased individual, and tells whether they were sacrificed or murdered. We get to look at the face of our past, and we find that our faces have continued to change and evolve.

By studying these sites of historical or archaeological interest, these professionals seek to establish a chain of events that accurately recreates the story. This information is then granted to the general public, and it becomes the official narrative taught to school children. Their research has corrected stories of many of histories most unforgettable moments.




About the Author:



Popular Posts