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Electrical resistivity tomography array comparisons to detect cleared-wall foundations in brownfield sites (2019)
Journal Article
Eissa, R., Cassidy, N., Pringle, J., & Stimpson, I. (2019). Electrical resistivity tomography array comparisons to detect cleared-wall foundations in brownfield sites. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 53(1), 137-144. https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2018-192

Electrical resistivity surveys are commonly used to detect and characterise near-surface buried objects in commercial developments of brownfield sites. 2D ERT profiles arrays predominate in such surveys due to their relatively rapid deployment, good... Read More about Electrical resistivity tomography array comparisons to detect cleared-wall foundations in brownfield sites.

The long arm of the (geoforensic) law (2019)
Journal Article
Ruffell, A., Pringle, J., & Morgan, R. (2019). The long arm of the (geoforensic) law. Geoscientist, 26-27. https://doi.org/10.1144/geosci2019-011

A recent meeting in London considered both the conventional and unusual applications of geoscience to forensic investigation. Alastair Ruffell, Jamie Pringle and Ruth Morgan discuss the global expansion of forensic geoscience, and how this field is c... Read More about The long arm of the (geoforensic) law.

The Search for “Fred”: An Unusual Vertical Burial Case (2019)
Journal Article
D. Wisniewski, K., Cooper, N., Heaton, V., Hope, C., Pirrie, D., J. Mitten, A., & Pringle, J. K. (2019). The Search for “Fred”: An Unusual Vertical Burial Case. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 64(5), 1530-1539. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14035

This case reports details of a multi-phased, geophysical survey to assist in a cold case search. The Police Service received witness intelligence that had stated an adult male “Fred” had been lured to an isolated area, killed and then buried vertical... Read More about The Search for “Fred”: An Unusual Vertical Burial Case.

Wildlife Crime: The application of forensic geoscience to assist with criminal investigations (2019)
Journal Article
D. Wisniewski, K., K. Pringle, J., Allen, D., & E. Wilson, G. (2019). Wildlife Crime: The application of forensic geoscience to assist with criminal investigations. Forensic Science International, 11-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.10.026

Wildlife crime is a growing problem in many rural areas. However, it can often be difficult to determine exactly what had happened and provide evidential Court material, especially where evidence is ephemeral. This paper presents a case study where a... Read More about Wildlife Crime: The application of forensic geoscience to assist with criminal investigations.

Geophysical assessment of illegally buried toxic waste for a legal enquiry: A case study in Northern Ireland (UK) (2018)
Journal Article
Ruffell, A., Pringle, J. K., Graham, C., Langton, M., & Jones, G. M. (2018). Geophysical assessment of illegally buried toxic waste for a legal enquiry: A case study in Northern Ireland (UK). Environmental Forensics, 19(4), 239-252. https://doi.org/10.1080/15275922.2018.1519740

Buried illegal waste and uncontrolled legal waste dumps are a major problem throughout the world, both in developing and more economically developed countries. Criminal investigations can effectively use geoscience investigations to assist them to be... Read More about Geophysical assessment of illegally buried toxic waste for a legal enquiry: A case study in Northern Ireland (UK).

Geophysical investigations of WWII air-raid shelters in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Ainsworth, J., Pringle, J., Doyle, P., Stringfellow, M., Roberts, D., Stimpson, I., …Goodwin, J. (2018). Geophysical investigations of WWII air-raid shelters in the UK. Journal of Conflict Archaeology, 13(3), 167-197. https://doi.org/10.1080/15740773.2018.1583472

Just before WW2, the British government prepared for an aerial onslaught that was predicted to raze cities and cause mass casualties. By 1938, the Air Raid Precautions Act officially stated that population protection would be through dispersal, meani... Read More about Geophysical investigations of WWII air-raid shelters in the UK.

Inorganic elemental analysis of decomposition fluids of an in situ animal burial (2018)
Journal Article
Dick, H. C., & Pringle, J. K. (2018). Inorganic elemental analysis of decomposition fluids of an in situ animal burial. Forensic Science International, 289, 130-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.05.034

In homicide investigations, it is critically important that post-mortem (PMI) and post-burial interval (PBI) of buried victims are determined accurately. However, clandestine graves can be difficult to locate; and the detection rates for a variety of... Read More about Inorganic elemental analysis of decomposition fluids of an in situ animal burial.

GPR and ERT detection and characterization of a mass burial, Spanish Civil War, Northern Spain (2018)
Journal Article
Rubio-Melendi, D., Gonzalez-Quirós, A., Roberts, D., del Carmen García García, M., Caunedo Domínguez, A., Pringle, J. K., & Fernández-Álvarez, J. (2018). GPR and ERT detection and characterization of a mass burial, Spanish Civil War, Northern Spain. Forensic Science International, 287, e1-e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.03.034

Around 27,000 people were killed in the province of Asturias during the Spanish Civil War, with several thousands killed after the war ended. There are currently over 2,000 known mass burial locations throughout Spain, but many more are unknown. Geop... Read More about GPR and ERT detection and characterization of a mass burial, Spanish Civil War, Northern Spain.

Overview of Forensic Geophysics With Terrestrial Case Studies (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Pringle, J. (2017, November). Overview of Forensic Geophysics With Terrestrial Case Studies

This presentation will initially give some background on the current forensic geophysical methods and where they are utilised in the search arena for both civil and criminal investigations. The second part of the talk will then discuss the main geofo... Read More about Overview of Forensic Geophysics With Terrestrial Case Studies.

Determining geophysical responses from burials in graveyards and cemeteries (2017)
Journal Article
Dick, H. C., Pringle, J. K., Wisniewski, K. D., Goodwin, J., van der Putten, R., Evans, G. T., …Hansen, J. D. (2017). Determining geophysical responses from burials in graveyards and cemeteries. Geophysics, 82(6), B245 - B255 (11). https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2016-0440.1

Graveyards and cemeteries around the world are being increasingly designated as full. There is a growing requirement to identify burial spaces or to exhume and then re-inter burials if necessary. Near-surface geophysical methods offer a potentially n... Read More about Determining geophysical responses from burials in graveyards and cemeteries.

Multidisciplinary Investigations at P.O.W. Camp 198, Bridgend, S. Wales: Site of a Mass Escape in March 1945 (2017)
Journal Article
Rees-Hughes, L., Pringle, J., Russill, N., Wisniewski, K., & Doyle, P. (in press). Multidisciplinary Investigations at P.O.W. Camp 198, Bridgend, S. Wales: Site of a Mass Escape in March 1945. Journal of Conflict Archaeology, 11(2-3), https://doi.org/10.1080/15740773.2017.1357900

The largest escape of German Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) in WW2 was in March 1945 from Camp 198, situated in Bridgend, South Wales, UK. Since camp closure the site has become derelict, and has not been scientifically investigated. This paper reports on... Read More about Multidisciplinary Investigations at P.O.W. Camp 198, Bridgend, S. Wales: Site of a Mass Escape in March 1945.

Multi-disciplinary investigations at PoW Camp 198, Bridgend, S. Wales: site of a mass escape in March 1945 (2017)
Journal Article
Rees-Hughes, L., Pringle, J., Russill, N., Wisniewski, K., & Doyle, P. (2017). Multi-disciplinary investigations at PoW Camp 198, Bridgend, S. Wales: site of a mass escape in March 1945. Journal of Conflict Archaeology, 11(2-3), https://doi.org/10.1080/15740773.2017.1357900

The largest escape of German Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) in WW2 was in March 1945 from Camp 198, situated in Bridgend, South Wales, UK. Since camp closure the site has become derelict, and has not been scientifically investigated. This paper reports on... Read More about Multi-disciplinary investigations at PoW Camp 198, Bridgend, S. Wales: site of a mass escape in March 1945.

The use of geoscience methods for aquatic forensic searches (2017)
Journal Article
Ruffell, A., Pringle, J., Cassella, J., Morgan, R., Ferguson, M., Heaton, V., …McKinley, J. (2017). The use of geoscience methods for aquatic forensic searches. Earth-Science Reviews, 171, 323-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.04.012

There have been few publications on the forensic search of water and fewer still on the use of geoforensic techniques when exploring aqueous environments. Here we consider what the nature of the aqueous environment is, what the forensic target(s) may... Read More about The use of geoscience methods for aquatic forensic searches.

Monitoring subsidence to relict salt mines using long-term time-lapse microgravity, Marston, Cheshire, UK (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Pringle. (2017, May). Monitoring subsidence to relict salt mines using long-term time-lapse microgravity, Marston, Cheshire, UK. Presented at Postgraduate Research Symposium of the Near Surface Geophysics Group, Leicester University

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a near-surface geophysical technique, and has been previously used to obtain 3D sedimentary architectures of both modern and ancient fluvial successions. Obtaining multiple 2D profiles behind outcrop exposures should... Read More about Monitoring subsidence to relict salt mines using long-term time-lapse microgravity, Marston, Cheshire, UK.

A preliminary Ground Penetrating Radar study of fluvial architectures at Spireslack, Ayreshire, Scotland (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Pringle. (2017, May). A preliminary Ground Penetrating Radar study of fluvial architectures at Spireslack, Ayreshire, Scotland. Presented at Postgraduate Research Symposium of the Near Surface Geophysics Group, Leicester University

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a near-surface geophysical technique, and has been previously used to obtain 3D sedimentary architectures of both modern and ancient fluvial successions. Obtaining multiple 2D profiles behind outcrop exposures should... Read More about A preliminary Ground Penetrating Radar study of fluvial architectures at Spireslack, Ayreshire, Scotland.

Educational forensic e-gaming as effective learning environments for Higher Education students (2017)
Book Chapter
Pringle, J. K., Bracegirdle, L., & Potter, J. A. (2017). Educational forensic e-gaming as effective learning environments for Higher Education students. In Forensic Science Education and Training (119-136). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118689196.ch9

Current Higher Education undergraduates are mostly so-called generation ‘Y’ students who have grown up with computer technologies and computer gaming. As such, learning resources that employ computer game interfaces and design provide a familiar expe... Read More about Educational forensic e-gaming as effective learning environments for Higher Education students.