ANTH 45533 - (was 4355) Forensic Anthropology

Three credit hours.

Was ANTH 4355. Forensic anthropology applied knowledge of human variation to legal matters. The primary emphasis will be on human skeletal variation. The theoretical basis of sex determination, age estimation, and ethnic origin classification based on skeletal characteristics will be examined. Other issues such as fire death scene investigation, interval since death, and forensic archaeology will also be addressed. Dual listed in the Graduate Catalog as ANTH 55533 (was 5355). This course will be offered once a year.

Prerequisites: ANTH 11534 or consent of instructor.