Course Description:
A lecture and lab course applicable to students of varied interests.
Lectures cover such topics as skeletal growth and development (from the
fetus through aged adult); dental and skeletal pathologies; criteria
for determining the sex and age of individuals; the importance of
morphological variations as populational markers; skeletal alteration;
and lab techniques, such as measuring and reconstructing skeletal
remains. Students must learn the human skeleton in detail. One text
will be used. Gray's Anatomy (now in paperback) or another anatomy text
would be a helpful supplement, but none is required. A two part midterm
will consist of 1) short essays; 2) identification of skeletal
fragments. The term project, resulting in a term paper, will be the
reconstruction and analysis of one or more individuals from excavated
burials. The final exam will be an oral examination based on the
project as well as course topics. No recitations but the student should
plan on spending as much time as possible in lab; at least 8 hours/week
is recommended. (Registration in one lab is required, but all lab
sessions are available to the student). "
Helpful Links
These sites are intended to supplement the primary
material from lectures, labs, and assigned readings. Their
content does not replace or supercede that material.
Osteo
Interactive
Skull
Module
The
Human Dentition
Dental
Microwear Website
The
eSkeletons Project