Module code: ARC7038-B
This module provides an introduction to related disciplines of Forensic Archaeology (field based search, excavation and recovery) and forensic anthropology (laboratory based documentation and evaluation of human skeletal elements). It will introduce the interdisciplinary study of forensic archaeology and its application to the search and recovery of human remains from a range of different depositional environments. It will also introduce the study of forensic anthropology and its applications. It will provide students with an introduction to the knowledge & practical skills used in the identification of victims of crime, mass disasters, and other types of casualties.
Introduction to forensic archaeology and forensic anthropology. Introduction to anatomy (axial skeleton, appendicular skeleton) Determination of bone versus non-bone, human versus animal bone. Anthropological Estimation of Age, Sex, Ancestry. Evidence of disease, and methods of positive identification. Forensic Archaeology and the Crime Scene to court process, Forensic search, excavation and stratigraphy. Processes of cadaveric decay and the decay/preservation of associated materials. International perspectives on Forensic Archaeology/Anthropology.
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