ZOO 451 - Human Osteology

2017-2018 Catalog Year:

Dead men do tell tales. In this course, students gain an in-depth knowledge of human skeletal anatomy (osteology), which is crucial for work in bioarchaeology, forensics, anatomy, medicine and more. Anthropometric methods will be demonstrated to estimate age-at-death, sex, stature, and ancestry and medico-legal and archaeological applications will be outlined.

Prerequisite: Upper division standing and ANT 280 or 354, or BIO 203, or ZOO 305, or ZOO 340, or ZOO 370; or instructor permission.
Equivalent Course: ANT 451
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 4