ANTH 455Skeletal Biology and Forensics
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Anthropology
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
This laboratory course focuses on the evaluation of human skeletal remains in archaeological and forensic contexts. Topics include determination of basic biological categories (e.g., age, sex, race), evaluation of paleopathological conditions, and aspects of forensic anthropology.
Prerequisites
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
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Fall 2017
PSA: UWCourseLinker back up, disabled by default, call with [[course code]] 39 points, 31 comments
u/RayDWatson: “Testing all course codes 1/61: [[ACC604]] [[ACC605]] [[ACC606]] [[ACC607]] [[ACC608]] [[ACC609]] [[ACC610]] [[ACC611]] [[ACC620]] [[ACC621]] [[ACC622]] [[ACC623]] [[ACC624]] [[ACC625]] [[ACC626]] …”
u/RayDWatson: “… [[ANTH404]] [[ANTH411]] [[ANTH415]] [[ANTH420]] [[ANTH430]] [[ANTH440]] [[ANTH447]] [[ANTH455]] [[ANTH460]] [[ANTH461]] [[ANTH465]] [[ANTH470]] [[ANTH489]] [[ANTH492A]] [[ANTH492B]] [[ANTH495]] [[ANTH497]] [[ANTH498]] [[ANTH499A]] [[ANTH499B]] [[ANTH600]] [[ANTH604]] [[ANTH605]] …”
u/UWCourseLinker: “… 440 - Archaeological Analysis and Interpretation ANTH 447 - Seminar in Medical Anthropology ANTH 455 - Skeletal Biology and Forensics ANTH 460 - Human Adaptation and Variation ANTH 461 - Selected Topics in Primate Behaviour ANTH 465 - Borders, Boundaries, and Crossings ANTH 470 …”
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