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Instructor: Dr. Amelie Bartolino
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Office Hours: Contact me
Office Phone: 223-4863
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course involves the study of human bones and aspects of forensic anthropology. Course objectives include use of prevailing criteria in the analyses of skeletal material to derive gender, age at death, ancestry, stature, anomalous and pathological conditions and cause of death where possible to arrive at osteobiographical profiles. Additionally, field techniques regarding the recovery of human remains and management of recovery sites are examined.
REQUIRED TEXT: HUMAN OSTEOLOGY, by Tim White, 1991.
READINGS: Recommended articles and other related publications will be selectively offered.
GRADING: The final grade will consist of the average of 3 objective exams (80%) and brief quizzes to be taken every other week (20%). There will be NO make up quizzes.
EXTRA CREDIT: Consult me
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Course Introduction. Applications of Forensic Anthropology. Bone growth/biology |
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skeletal biology and variation |
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anatomical terminology. Handling bone material |
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the skull - cranium |
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the skull - cranium, osteometry, dentition |
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post cranium - hyoid, vertebrae, thorax. TEST 1 (Chapters 1-8) |
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arm, hand |
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pelvic girdle, leg, foot |
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site recovery, treatment of remains |
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gender determinants, post cranial osteometry |
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age, stature, ancestry determinants |
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non metric and discriminate function analyses TEST 2 (Chapters 9-17) |
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forensic taphonomy |
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case studies: prehistoric |
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case studies: historic |
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ethical considerations and propriety TEST 3 (Chapters 18-23) |