As with regular archaeology, the forensic version requires the specialist to put together all the information provided in the search, and provide an interpretation.
According to Madelaine Stephens of Alecto Forensics, forensic archaeology can be defined as using methods traditionally associated with Archaeology to search for, locate, dig for, and recover evidence and human remains (Alecto Forensics, 2024). As with regular archaeology, the forensic version requires the specialist to put together all the information provided in the search, and provide an interpretation.