ANTH 2441 - Forensic Anthropology

Institution:

Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham

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Description:

This course introduces students to the field of forensic anthropology. Forensic anthropology uses the knowledge of human skeletal remains in modern legal, criminal, and investigatory settings. Topics to be explored include basic human skeletal anatomy, the identification process including the assessment of the biological profile (sex,ancestry, age and stage), the examination of traumatic processes to bone (blunt force trauma, ballistics trauma, sharp force trauma, burned remains and child abuse), the determination of time since death, and the work of the anthropologist in a forensic setting. Special attention is given to the role of the forensic anthropologist in human rights works such as the war crimes trials in Bosnia and Rwanda as well as issues that arise in human and natural disasters such as the attack on the World Trade Center, recent tsunami, and Hurricane Katrina. [12/21/2005]

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fdu.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 443-8500

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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