Human Osteology Lec/Lab
This course focuses on developing a deep understanding of the human skeleton and ways in which biological anthropologists and forensic anthropologists use this knowledge to explore human biological diversity. Through hands-on exercises and class discussion, students will build analytical skills that are foundational to many techniques used by professionals and will appreciate the complex ethical considerations inherent to the fields of biological and forensic anthropology.
Pre-requisites: BIOL 102 and BIOL 112; ANTH 101 or ANTH 103.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate superior knowledge of skeletal anatomy, analyses of skeletal remains from archaeological contexts, and apply current techniques designed to understand and explore human variation, stature, ancestry, age-at-death, sex, and pathological conditions.
Pre-requisites: BIOL 102 and BIOL 112; ANTH 101 or ANTH 103.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate superior knowledge of skeletal anatomy, analyses of skeletal remains from archaeological contexts, and apply current techniques designed to understand and explore human variation, stature, ancestry, age-at-death, sex, and pathological conditions.