ANTHRO 367

The Anthropology of Human Remains


Please note: this is archived course information from 2016 for ANTHRO 367.

Description

Human remains reflect the lives of the dead as well as the lives of those who buried them. The course introduces students to the various ways in which we can study the dead. It covers three areas: the interpretation of mortuary practices, the interpretation of past lives from skeletal remains and the practice of burial archaeology in the southern hemisphere.  While lectures focus upon theoretical approaches and case studies of different types of analysis, the practicals focus upon analysis of human remains and their context using biological anthropology’s extensive cast collection.

Availability 2016

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Dr Bruce Floyd
Professor Judith Littleton

Points

ANTHRO 367: 15 points

Prerequisites

ANTHRO 200 or 201 with a minimum B- grade

Restrictions

ANTHRO 235