Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Biological and Environmental Sciences

Learning Methods

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Workshop

Module Offerings

7101NATSCI-SEP-CTY

Aims

The aims of this module are to provide students with an advanced knowledge of the human skeleton and the ability to identify animal bones, methods of curation of skeletal collections and understanding of pathological processes and how these relate to identification issues or population studies.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate expertise in the human skeleton, the ability to identify animal bones and how to differentiate between the two
2.
Achieve competency in managing cases of skeletal commingling
3.
Critically evaluate ethical issues in anthropology
4.
Identify, describe and interpret skeletal pathologies and critically evaluate how they relate to forensic or archaeological contexts
5.
Apply appropriate techniques for the determination of the biological profile and critically assess their applications in archaeology

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Human osteology Animal osteology Commingled remains Curation of skeletal collections Palaeopathology
Module Overview:
The aim of this module is to provide you with an advanced knowledge of the human skeleton and the ability to identify animal bones, methods of curation of skeletal collections and understanding of pathological processes and how these relate to identification issues or population studies. It enables you to identify and describe the human skeleton, become familiar with animal bones and learn how to differentiate between the two.
Additional Information:In this module students will learn to identify and describe the human skeleton, become familiar with animal bones and learn how to differentiate between the two. Practical and ethical considerations of the curation of human skeletal collections will be considered. Issues in working with commingled remains and identifying skeletal pathologies will also be considered.

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