BIOLOGY OF THE HUMAN SKELETON
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2017/2018
- Teacher
- EMANUELA GUALDI
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- BIO/08
Training objectives
- The course will give advanced theoretic and practical knowledge of human biology to study qualitative and quantitative skeletal traits. The skills of the student will be increased through activities carried out in the laboratory on human skeletal remains.
Prerequisites
- no one
Course programme
- Instruments and methods in Human Osteology.
Anatomical and functional aspects of the skeleton.
Discovery, excavation and recovery of human bones. The taphonomic analysis.
Transport, preparation and restoration of skeletal remains.
Morpho-metric analysis: planes of references, landmarks, measurements and indices; assesment of age and sex; estimation of stature.
Biological profile of the individual.
Trauma and osteological pathology; post-mortem skeletal modifications.
Applications in Forensic Anthropology and in Bio-archeology.
An important part of the course consists of tutorials and laboratory work on skeletal materials. Didactic methods
- Traditional lectures, drill-lessons, seminars.
The lessons are also transmitted by videoconference to the associated universities. The PowerPoint of the lessons are available to students. Learning assessment procedures
- Oral examination with practical test for attending students. Students must pass an anthropological test on skeletal remains (for example, age estimation on skull) and to present a specific topic based on a recent scientific publication by a PowerPoint presentation (ten minutes) with critical analysis of the study.
For non-attending students a written exam on recommended texts will be done. Reference texts
- - Mays S. "The archaeology of human bones" Routledge, London and New York.
