ANT 118 - Forensic Anthropology

Institution:

Genesee Community College

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Description:

Credits: 3 Catalog Description: Examines human skeletal remains in the context of medicolegal issues. Analyzes the scientific evidence of skeletal or badly decomposed remains in order to establish circumstances of death and identification of the decedent by estimating age, gender, racial affinity, stature, pathologic conditions, and traumatic injury. Introduces human osteology, and presents methods and techniques used in forensic anthropology. Discusses case reports, contexts in which remains are found, and methods of recovery.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.genesee.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 343-0055

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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