Human Osteology
The human skeleton and what bones reveal about past lives.
ANTH-350 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Anthropology
Course content
- 1Why study bonesComing
- 2Bone biology and growthComing
- 3The skullComing
- 4The axial skeletonComing
- 5The upper limbComing
- 6The lower limbComing
- 7Estimating age at deathComing
- 8Estimating sex and statureComing
- 9Disease and trauma in boneComing
- 10Diet and activity from the skeletonComing
- 11Ethics of working with human remainsComing
- 12Osteology in archaeology and forensic contextsComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
The human skeleton and what bones reveal about past lives.
Part of the Arts & Social Sciences stream, typically taken in year 3.