ANTH 3530 - Bioarchaeology

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Western Michigan University

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Description:

This course is an issues oriented undergraduate methodology course concerned with the analysis of human remains recovered from archaeological contexts. Topics of discussion include: mortuary practices, age categories and cohorts, assessing growth and development rates, indicators of population health, palaeodemography, palaeopathology, trauma and warfare, occupational indicators, trace elements, and problem solving with metric and/or non-metric variation. The focus of the course will be on extracting information from a human skeletal population in order to reconstruct features such as status differences and the reasons for population increase/decline. Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ANTH 2100 and ANTH 2500, or permission of instructor. ANTH 3510 is also recommended. Credits: 3 hours

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wmich.edu

Phone Number:

(269) 387-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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