ANTH 405 - Bioarchaeology

Institution:

California State University-Bakersfield

Subject:

Description:

Analysis of evidence from the human skeleton for interpretation of human behavior in the prehistoric past. Survey of cultural attitudes concerning death, social status, and beauty, from disposition of the body, differential health status, and ornamentation. Consideration of the impact of habitual and acute stresses through pathological affliction and assessment of biomechanical properties. Assessment of dietary behavior through trace elements, stable isotopes, and dental diseases. Evaluation of violent behavior, domestic and institutional, through trauma. Prerequisites: ANTH 104 and ANTH 302 or permission of instructor.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csub.edu

Phone Number:

(661) 654-2782

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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