Required laboratory arranged. A course in human osteology emphasizing skeletal anatomy and the identification of age, sex, stature, pathology and race in skeletal material. Archaeological, paleontological and forensic applications will be presented. The evolutionary genetics and demographics of modern human populations. Topics in practicing anthropology.
Group experiences in working on selected problems in anthropology.
Repeatable, under different subtitles. An advanced methods and scientific research and writing course dealing with data collection, analysis and interpretive techniques used in archaeology. Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times. This course is a detailed study of the structure and functions of the human musculoskeletal system. A series of lecture demonstrations will guide students as they model the skeleton and the individual muscles in clay, creating an anatomical model of the human figure as they progress.