Course details
37 lectures, with 45 minutes of video content plus in depth powerpoint slides.- Learn how to analyse skeletons to gain amazing information about the life of an individual
- Identify the major bones of the human skeleton
- Estimate the sex, stature and age at death of the individual from skeletal elements;
- Estimate ancestry from skeletal remains
- Understand the ethical considerations of importance to physical anthropologists and forensic anthropologists.
- People who are interested in pursuing a career in forensic science, biology, forensic medicine, medicine, osteology, human anatomy, bioarchaeology, or archaeology can all benefit from this course.
This course will focus on the field of forensic anthropology and the techniques used to analyse human skeletal remains including the estimation of sex, age at death, stature, and the identification of any traumatic lesions present. It will further discuss the role of the forensic anthropologist as part of the medicolegal system.
This course is led by Catherine Gaither, a Bioarchaeologist and Forensic Anthropologist. Catherine has been analysing skeletal remains for over 20 years and she wants to share some of the knowledge and experience she has gained with you.
Enrol on this course today and pursue a career forensic science, biology, forensic medicine, medicine, osteology, human anatomy, bioarchaeology, or archaeology.
Introduction- Instructor Intro
- Course Outline
- Say hi to your fellow students!
- Share your new course with your friends!
- Introduction to Anthropology
- What is Anthropology?
- What is Anthropology - Slides
- Forensic anthropology
- Forensic Anthropology - Slides
- Human Osteology intro
- Human Osteology and Skeletal Biology Slides
- Supplemental bone identification
- Comparative Osteology - Slides
- Supplemental comparative osteology
- Estimating sex from skeletal elements
- Estimating sex from human remains - Slides
- Sex Estimation Exercise
- Estimating age at death from skeletal remains
- Estimate age at death - Slides
- Supplemental age estimation Part 1
- Supplemental age estimation Part 2
- Age Estimation Exercise
- Estimating Stature, BMI, and MNI
- Estimating stature, BMI, and MNI - Slides
- Stature, BMI & MNI calculation form
- Estimating ancestry
- Estimating Ancestry - Slides
- Supplemental ancestry estimation
- Ancestry Estimation Exercise
- Analyzing trauma
- How does trauma present on the skeleton; Projectile trauma
- Sharp force trauma
- Blunt force trauma
- Supplemental trauma analysis
- Trauma Exercise
- Writing it up! How to produce a professional report
- Writing it up - Slides
- Ethical considerations intro
- Physical anthropology code of ethics
- Forensic anthropology code of ethics
- Ethical code for human rights work
- Age Estimations Answers
- Ancestry Estimation Answers
- Sex Estimation Answers
- Trauma Answers
- Supplemental textbook recommendations
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