ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER

This course provides an intensive introduction to the identification of animal bones. The course first reviews common anatomical terminology, the basics of bone growth and development, as well as human bone identification, siding, and key anatomical features. The majority of the course is then devoted to intensive, hands-on study of the human skeleton in relation to other species and nonosseous materials. The course will utilize the department's large comparative collection of local mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, and reptiles. Emphasis will be placed on species that commonly appear in forensic and archaeological contexts in the American Northeast, particularly those likely to be confused with adult and juvenile human remains.