Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Biological and Environmental Sciences
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Workshop
Module Offerings
7105NATSCI-JAN-CTY
Aims
The aims of this module are: to provide students with an extensive understanding of the human bones’ biomechanics and the bones reaction to forces and different kinds of environments for a taphonomic history of the remains.
It provides the student with a broad appreciation of different types of weapons to reconstruct the dynamic of a traumatic event by the skeletal evidence. In addition the student will learn how to cast bones and evidence of trauma for disposal both in museums and in courtroom.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of taphonomic syndromes and undertake a critical evaluation of changes to bones as a result of interactions with the environment
2.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the role of the grave’s structure in the final disposal of the bones after a complete decomposition
3.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the biomechanics of the human skeleton and its reaction to forces.
4.
Demonstrate an ability to recognize different kinds of wounds and critically analyse and interpret the effects of trauma
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:- Decomposition
- Laws of depositional Taphonomy
- Reconstructing the grave shape and post-mortem treatments of the body by the analysis of the bones position.
- Laws of Contextual Taphonomy
- How the environment affects by macroscopic alterations the surfaces of human skeletal remains.
- Blunt force trauma and human bones biomechanics
- Sharp force trauma
- Gunshot wounds
- Child abuse trauma
Module Overview:
In this module, you will examine decomposition processes and trauma analysis.
In this module, you will examine decomposition processes and trauma analysis.
Additional Information:The students will deeply analyse trauma and pseudo trauma on human skeletal material.
The course will provide an extensive analysis of the human bones’ biomechanics, taphonomic laws, different kind of weapons and wounds.