ANT 401

Advanced Forensic Anthropology

This is an advanced course in forensic science. Readings emphasize the diverse roles that forensic evidence plays in local, regional, national, and international law enforcement and judicial applications. Topics include forensic chemistry, pathology, dentistry, DNA fingerprinting, botany, palynology, entomology, geology, engineering, sociology, psychology, psychiatry, and forensic anthropology and archaeology. Special topics include the determination of age, sex, ancestry, and stature from human skeletal remains along with identification of skeletal trauma, features of individuation, and applications of craniofacial reconstruction. Additional topics focus on standard death scene and crime scene methods of evidence collection used in the study of criminalistics.

Units: 3.0