Abstrakt
The contribution is dedicated the application of methods of forensic archaeology in the Czech Republic. The aforementioned studies focusing on WW-II and WW-I events, especially surveys of mass graves, basically constituted the first collaboration between the police and archaeologists.
Although this collaboration to date has not always worked effectively or ideally, and has not benefited any of the parties, it is likely that in the future it will deepen and intensify, not only with regard to the identification of war victims, but also potentially in cases of criminal proceedings, where the remains of victims are buried (clandestine graves). It cannot be ruled out that the ranks of the police will include persons with archaeological training who will be capable of conducting archaeological research.
On the basis of the increased interest in military archaeology, combat archaeology or generally archaeology of conflicts of the 20th century, interest in forensic archaeology in the Czech Republic can be expected to increase in the following years.