ANT 275 Forensic Anthropology*
Discover the role of the forensic anthropologist from the crime scene to the courtroom. This course focuses on how forensic anthropology can aid medical and legal investigations through forensic recovery techniques, identification of decedents through skeletal and dental analysis, and crime scene reconstruction through analysis of trauma patterns. Explore the legal aspects of forensic practice and the biological basis for evidence obtained from skeletal remains. This course is a survey of the applications of forensic anthropology in mass disasters, human rights investigations, and the deciphering of historic cases.
3 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory.
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