The Science of Skeletons

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This online course introduces students to the human skeleton and the different ways that the skeleton is studied in biological anthropology. This class will combine theoretical approaches with virtual learning relying on 3D models. Students will learn to identify major bones of the body, as well as how the human skeleton is studied in bioarchaeology, forensic anthropology, and paleoanthropology. This course will provide an overview of how disease, diet, trauma, physical activity, and health have been studied from the human skeleton. Additional topics include estimating the biological profile (age, sex, stature) and the controversy surrounding ancestry estimation. Offered summer only.