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FS 5XX Human Skeletal Profiling

In this course students will be introduced to the field of forensic anthropology by learning the basics of developing a skeletal biological profile. Students will learn the application of metric and non-metric techniques to assess stature, age, sex, and ancestry as well as how to estimate minimum number of individuals; time since death; and how to recognize skeletal pathology, different types of bone trauma, and taphonomy. Upon course completion, students will have a fundamental understanding of the laboratory techniques employed by forensic anthropologists to develop a biological profile.