ANTH 4520 - Forensic Skeletal Analysis

A study of the human skeleton as applied to forensic, and biological anthropology. Emphasis will be on learning and applying methods and techniques used to analyze human skeletal remains. Focus will be on the study of human identification through the analysis of morphological and metrical variation, odontology, palaeopathology, and reconstruction of demographics such as biological sex, and age at death. Experiential learning will be obtained through the analysis of human remains to produce a full skeletal report as utilized in forensic anthropology cases, bioanthropology, and bioarchaeological research.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: ANTH 2500 or ANTH 2510 or instructor approval

Credits: 4 hours