2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog


ANTH 40214 Human Osteology

In-depth introduction to human skeletal anatomy including how to identify individual bones, important morphological features on them, and soft tissues that attach to them. Also covers using bones to recover sex, age at death, ancestry, etc., and explores applications in bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, and other disciplines. Primarily intended for archaeologists and biological anthropologists, but also of interest to students considering careers in forensics, paleontology, or medicine. Weekly laboratory section is required.

Credits

4