This volume contains papers presented during the last three European Meetings on Forensic Archaeology (EMFA) conferences. Some of these papers are written by researchers at the start of their carriers, other by senior and well-established academic scholars, forensic practitioners or military officers. The papers presented discuss case studies and deliberate on archaeological theory and methodology, forensic geophysics, human taphonomy, 3D-scanning, illegal trade of artefacts and forensic geology. Topics that are relevant to the advancement of forensic archaeology. This volume therefore offers a multidisciplinary view of forensic archaeology, though a personal perspective of the authors. The first EMFA conference took place in 2012 in the Hague, the Netherlands, and was jointly organized by the forensic archaeology unit of the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) and the forensic archaeology expert panel of the British Institute for Archaeologists (IfA). The purpose of the conference was to learn how forensic archaeology was organized and practised within different European countries, to meet foreign colleagues and to discuss the possibility of establishing a European forum for forensic archaeology. The conference offered 14 oral papers and was attended by circa 50 delegates, covering 12 countries and representing forensic science institutes, police forces, humanitarian organizations, academic institutions and freelance professionals. An additional outcome was the creation of an official platform for Forensic Archaeology in Europe, established within the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI) in 2013 (Groen 2015). Subsequent conferences were organized by the NFI in 2013 (The Hague, The Netherlands), the Cranfield Forensic Institute in 2014 (Shrivenham, UK), the Forensic Sciences Institute of the French Gendarmerie (IRCGN) in 2015 (Pontoise, France), the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR) and the Forensic Service Ireland (FSI) in 2016 (Dublin, Ireland) and the American University of Rome in 2017 (Rome, Italy). In total more than 120 oral papers and posters were presented, discussing case studies, field methodology, human taphonomy, forensic geophysics and quality assurances, to name a few topics. The forthcoming EMFA conference will be organized by the Queens University in Belfast, UK, and is scheduled for August 2018.