About the Author

Richard A. Gould is a professor of anthropology at Brown University and led full recoveries at 'The Station' nightclub fire scene in Rhode Island. He is the author of Recovering the Past and Archaeology and the Social History of Ships. He is currently director of Forensic Archaeology Recovery (FAR), a volunteer team based in Rhode Island.

Reviews

"Gould’s ability as a storyteller shines through in chapters two through five and I have to say that I stopped taking any notes during his discussion of the World Trade Center and The Station fire as I was so transfixed by the story."—James Skibo, author of Ants for Breakfast (University of Utah Press, 1999)
  "A terrific read...Gould, like a few others in our field, seems to prefer to tackle new problems rather than simply re-writing time and time again the same paper."—Christy G. Turner II is regents’ professor in the department of anthropology at Arizona State University "Gould has produced a work that not only acts as a primer on disaster archaeology and its many applications, but that also communicates his passion for the truth—a passion with which all forensic professionals are familiar."—The Forensic Examiner