BIOARCHAEOLOGY

Course Code:
ANTH 357
Active Term:
Fall Term
/ Odd Years
Course Description:
Students will learn how the analysis of human remains from archaeological contexts can inform on past demography, subsistence, diet, patterns of disease, biological distance, violence, warfare, migrations, physical activity, mortuary treatment, and various biological indicators of environmental conditions. Examples from numerous cultures and sites from around the world will be used to illustrate how the bioarchaeological approach helps us understand the lives and deaths of earlier peoples. Prerequesite Anth 112. 3 credits.
Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
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