Students are provided the opportunity to learn the major bones of vertebrates and the hard anatomy of invertebrates and how to identify several species by their distinctive bones or shells. Various approaches to the quantification and analysis of archeofaunal data are explored. Two hours lecture and two hours lab. Numerical data are produced and analyzed using computer data base systems. Lecture two hours, laboratory two hours.
Forensic anthropology is the application of anthropological techniques to solving criminal cases.
Instruction will be given in the application of archeological techniques to crime scene investigation and removal of physical evidence from that scene. The major thrust of the course, however, is the study of human physical remains in order to provide a positive identification of the victim. This includes determination of the sex, age, race, stature, and other identifying characteristics of the subject. The class will consist of thirty hours of lecture and thirty hours of laboratory instruction for the semester. An introduction to how computers, quantitative methods, and anthropological data are used to address anthropological questions.