To provide students with a detailed knowledge of human musculo-skeletal anatomy, with an emphasis on a functional approach to the identification and description of fragmented human remains recovered from archaeological contexts.
To provide students with the ability to identify mammalian remains to species level.
To provide students with an understanding of the survival of soft tissue remains in archaeological settings.
Outline Syllabus
Anatomical Nomenclature and Introduction to Soft Tissues
Faunal: introduction to faunal remains (lecture)
The Pectoral Girdle and Arm: Biomechanics
Faunal: fore and hind limbs
The Forearm
The Hands
The Spine and Thorax Faunal: Vertebrae, scapula, pelvis