Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology Association
The Midwest Bioarcheology & Forensic Anthropology Association (BARFAA) was founded in 1994 by Dr. Leslie Eisenberg (Wisconsin) and Dr. Stephen Nawrocki (Indiana), with special help from Dr. Anne Grauer (Chicago). BARFFA’s goal was to support communication between physical anthropologists and interested students on both formal and informal levels. The organization consists of over 300 members who have a common interest in bioarchaeology, paleopathology, and forensic anthropology. Membership is free and open to all interested parties. BARFAA meets, annually, in the fall and content from these meetings is found at: http://archlab.uindy.edu/barfaa/index.php
The topical focus of BARFAA is the excavation, curation, and analysis of human skeletal remains. The goal is to provide a forum through which professionals and students can share information concerning results of analyses, new methods and techniques of data collection, curation issues, current legal issues, forensic applications, and teaching strategies. Unlike many professional meetings, where most of the presentations and resulting discussions are dominated by faculty members and professionals, the annual BARFAA meetings strive to encourage student participation at all levels.
ANNUAL MEETING: OCTOBER 7–9, 2011
HOSTED BY ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Normal, Illinois Schroeder Hall
“Rediscovering Ancient Cahokia: New Insights from Old Collections”
Left to right: Matthew Fort, Kristin Hedman, Julie Bukowski, Eve Hargrave
[photo by Robin Lillie at the Office of the State Archaeologist at the University of Iowa]
[posted October 11, 2011]