Parc Safari Burial Detection (opens new window) was a collaboration between scholars in the departments of anthropology and of geography at McGill University and Parc Safari. Parc Safari is a zoological park located in Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada, specializing in African fauna. The team collected information on the locations of graves, the dates that graves were created and the occupants of graves was not available, a situation that is similar to clandestine graves created to conceal human rights abuses. The cemetery therefore offered a real-world analogue for scholars to develop tools and technologies to facilitate burial detection and documentation.
As part of an archaeological field school, undergraduate and graduate students carefully excavated the grave of a watusi. Watusi is a large-horned cow typically found in Africa.
2.5D Model of Watusi Grave 
Students documented the excavation using traditional notebooks, digital photography, as well as a total station. High-precision data collected on the total station were processed in ArcGIS, a GIS software. The images below are a 2.5D model of the grave, and the watusi’s skeletal remains within it. Such representations can enable insights into burial practices.
Top View of Watusi Grave click for larger view 
Front View of the Watusi skull click for larger view 