ANTH 486 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

Institution:

The University of Tennessee

Subject:

(ANTH) Anthropology (122)

Description:

Introduction to forensic anthropology, the science that utilizes methods from skeletal biology and archaeology as tools in human identification in a medico-legal context. Covers the human skeleton and dentition, methods employed in the estimation of age, sex, ancestry, stature, time since death, and trauma, and working in a medico-legal setting.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.tennessee.edu

Phone Number:

(865) 974-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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