ANT 451 - Human Osteology

2015-2016 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.
Prerequisites: Upper division standing and ANT 280 or 354, or BIO 203, or ZOO 305 or permission of instructor.

Offered: Not on a regular basis
credit: 4