Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

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Introductory course in the application of biological anthropology and archaeology to the medico-legal process with an emphasis on the identification of human skeletal remains. Emphasis upon the ethical treatment and legal framework of human remains both past and present. Includes basic human osteoology and odontology, assessment of age at time of death, sex, ancestry, trauma analysis, pathology, and general physical characteristics including height and weight based upon minimal skeletal remains. Estimation of time since death, decomposition, surface/ sub-surface recovery, crime scene analysis, animal scavenging, and identification procedures. 54 hours lecture. ADGE: 4, 5; Transfer: CSU, UC; Cal-GETC: 5B.