This course will survey the recovery and analysis of skeletal remains. Estimation of biological factors such as age at death, sex, ancestry, stature, pathology, and time since death will be explored. The role of physical anthropology in criminal investigation will be discussed. Case studies will be used to demonstrate application of the methods discussed.
Emphasis is placed on research design and method.
Students practice participant observation, interviewing, mapping, questionaires,life histories, photography, and video recording. Students are also instructed in the use of computer programs to store and analyze data. Course stresses participation in fieldwork. This course explores teaching and learning in cross-cultural perspective. Theories and methods employed in the anthropological study of education in a variety of contexts are studied.