ANTH 43 Human Osteology

Human osteology is an important component of biological anthropology, with applications in archaeology, paleontology, forensics, and medicine. This course is designed to acquaint students with the normal anatomy of the human skeleton. Our focus is the identification of isolated and fragmentary skeletal remains. Students are introduced to principles of bone growth and remodeling, biomechanics, morphological variation within and between populations, pathology, ancient DNA, taphonomy, and forensics. Practical techniques are developed in regular laboratory sessions. 

Prerequisite

ANTH 6 or permission of the instructor.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:SLA

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Department-Specific Course Categories

BIOL