This course focuses on the anatomy of the human skeleton and techniques in human identification: age-at-death, sex, stature, ancestry, pathology, trauma, stature, handedness and habitual behaviours. There is a very strong practical emphasis with two thirds of contact time spent in the skeletal laboratory. Acquired skills will be of value to any students interested in skeletal studies including vertebrate biology, comparative skeletal anatomy, medicine, palaeontology, fine arts, human and primate evolution, forensic sciences and archaeology.

(1) meet the stipulated course aims

(2) become familiar and comfortable with a broad sample of scholarship in this disciplinary area

(3) augment the student's the ability to think critically about basic assumptions and conceptual frameworks in this field

(4) develop skills in oral presentations, including debate, and in writing

Normally offered in successive years.
Up to 3 hours per week, some of which will be delivered in block lab sessions.

Two courses in ARCH, BIAN or BIOL and/or School of Botany and Zoology valued at 6 units or more

BIAN3011 Skeletal Analysis.