ANTH 201 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

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    Description
    This course provides a basic overview of the field of forensic anthropology; human osteology; the techniques used to make estimations of age, sex, ancestry and stature; recovery techniques and the analytic techniques and procedures used in the medico-legal framework, as well as in human rights and mass disaster situations. Forensic Anthropology is the application of standard, scientific, anthropological techniques to identify human remains and to assist in the detection of a crime.