Anthropology of Food

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Eating and food provide some of the most basic ways in which humans define themselves. A cross-cultural consideration of nutrition, food production and food as social practice will help to define the place of food and eating in basic human practice. (Not open to students who completed Anthropology 3010 in Fall, 1999 or Anthropology 3140.) ANTH +2205 Forensic Anthropology 3 hrs; 3 credits The techniques of forensic identification as applied to medicolegal problems. Methods, procedures, and illustrative case studies pertinent to the reconstruction of biological profiles, and cause and manner of death. Hands-on work in the computer lab is required. Satisfies Pathways Flexible Core Scientific World requirement.