Forensic Geoscience: introduction and overview, K Pye and D J Croft • Forensic Geology: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, R C Murray • Geophysical Techniques for Forensic Investigation, P J Fenning and L J Donnelly • Geophysics and Burials: Field Experience and Software Development, M Watters and J R Hunter • Environmental influences on resistivity mapping for the location of cladestine graves, J Scott and J R Hunter • The Importance of Stratigraphy in Forensic Investigation, I D Hanson • Colour theory and the evaluation of an instrumental method of measurement using geological samples for forensic applications, D J Croft and K Pye • Particle size analysis by laser diffraction, S J Blott, D J Croft, K Pye, S E Saye and H E Wilson • Development of a coastal dune sediment database for England and Wales: forensic applications, S E Saye and K Pye • ‘Unique’ particles in soil evidence, R Sugita and Y Karumo • Forensic examination of rocks, sediments, soils and dusts using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray chemical microanalysis, K Pye • Rapid quantitative mineral and phase analysis using automated scanning electron microscopy (QemSCAN); potential applications in forensic geoscience, D Pirrie, A R Butcher, M R Power, P Gottlieb and G L Miller • Mineralogy and microanalysis in the determination of cause of impact damage to spacecraft surfaces, G A Graham, A T Kearsley, G Drolshagen, J A M McDonnell, I P Wright and M M Grady • The archaeologist as a detective: scientific techniques and the investigation of past societies, J Henderson • Forensic applications of Raman spectroscopy to the non-destructive analysis of biomaterials and their degradation, H G M Edwards • Assessing element variability in small soil samples taken during forensic investiagation, K E Jarvis, H E Wilson and S L James • Comparison of soils and sediments using major and trace element data, K Pye and S J Blott • Investigating multi-element soil geochemical signatures and their potential for use in forensic studies, B G Rawlins and M Cave • Bayesian sediment fingerprinting provides a robust tool for environmental forensic geoscience applications, I F Small, J S Rowan, S W Franks, A Wyatt and R W Duck • Isotope and trace element analysis of human teeth and bones for forensic purposes, K Pye • Defining ‘local signature’ in terms of Sr isotope composition using a 10th-12th century Anglo-Saxon population living on a Jurassic clay-carbonate terrain, Rutland, England, JA Evans and S Tatham • Forensic geology of bone mineral: Geochemical tracers for post-mortern movement of bone remains, C N Trueman • Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope variations in soils: forensic applications, D J Croft and K Pye • The use of plant hydrocarbon signatures in characterizing soil organic matter, L A Dawson, W Towers, R W Mayes, J Craig, R K Vaisanen and E C Waterhouse & bull; The use of diatom analysis in forensic geoscience, N G Cameron • The right way and the wrong way of presenting statistical and geological evidence in a court of law (a little knowledge is a dangerous thing!!), W C Isphording • Using geological information to identify apparent ‘misrepresentation’ of facts in a litigious situation, W C Isphording • Soil as significant evidence in a sexual assault/attempted homicide case, M Stam • The nature of and approaches to, teaching forensic geoscience and earth science courses, C W Lee •