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ANTH  176:  INTRODUCTION  TO  FORENSIC  ANTHROPOLOGY  

4  credit  hours    

 

       

 

           

INSTRUCTOR:    Dr.  Felicia  Madimenos  (fmadimen@uoregon.edu)  

 

Welcome  to  Introduction  to  Forensic  Anthropology!  This  course  teaches  the  basic  analysis  of   human  remains  for  the  medico-­‐legal  profession,  and  will  cover  the  history  of  the  discipline,  the   human  skeleton,  determining  postmortem  interval,  trauma  evaluation,  and  individual  

identification.    It  will  also  cover  the  investigation  of  crime  scenes,  the  role  of  the  forensic   anthropologist,  and  case  studies  from  a  number  of  various  situations.        

REQUIRED  MATERIALS:  The  two  required  texts  for  this  course  are   available  at  the  UO  Bookstore    &  on  various  online  book  vendors:  

Introduction  to  Forensic  Anthropology,  4th  edition,  by  S.  Byers  The  Human  Bone  Manual  by  T.  White  and  P.  A.  Folkens.  

• I  will  supplement  additional  article  readings  by  posting  them  to   Blackboard.  

OPTIONAL  TEXTS:  

 

Human  Osteology  by  T.  White  

Human  Osteology:  A  Laboratory  and  Field  Manual  of  the  Human  Skeleton  by  W.  Bass   NOTE:  There  will  be  no  extra  credit  and  I  only  accept  late  work  in  the  most  extreme  of   circumstances.  

 

COURSE  DESCRIPTION:  This  course  teaches  the  basic  analysis  of  human  remains  for  the  

medico-­‐legal  profession,  and  will  cover  the  history  of  the  discipline,  the  human  skeleton,   determining  postmortem  interval,  trauma  evaluation,  and  individual  identification.    It  will  also   cover  the  investigation  of  crime  scenes,  the  role  of  the  forensic  anthropologist,  and  case  studies   from  a  number  of  various  situations.        

 

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1. Comprehension  of  basic  anatomical  terminology,  specifically  the  names,  features,   location,  architecture  and  general  characteristics  of  the  bones  of  the  human  skeleton.   2. An  appreciation  for  the  various  disciplines  associated  with  forensic  anthropology  

including  archaeology,  anatomy  and  physiology,  biology,  criminal  law,  entomology,  and   geology  among  others.      

3. An  understanding  of  crime  scene  methods,  means  of  analysis,  and  age,  gender,  and   ancestry  skeletal  identification.  

4. A  basic  grasp  on  the  effect  on  bones  of  cultural  and  environmental  factors.      

5. Ability  to  comprehend  the  role  of  forensic  anthropology  in  the  medico-­‐legal  community.        

 

Your  grade  in  the  course  will  reflect  your  performance  on  a  blackboard-­‐based  midterm  and  final   exam,  weekly  lab  assignments,  and  weekly  quizzes.  Weekly  quizzes  are  based  on  the  lab  

component  of  the  course  and  will  focus  on  anatomical  terminology,  bone  identification  (e.g.,   features,  landmarks),  human  vs.  non-­‐human  bone  determination,  and  sex,  age,  ancestry,  and   stature  estimation.  Quizzes  are  cumulative.    

 

Midterm  Exam           25%        

Final  Exam           25%    

Weekly  Lab  Assignments     20%  (9  total/no  assignment  due  Midterm  Week  [Week  5])  

Weekly  Quizzes       30%  (9  total/no  quiz  during  Midterm  Week  [Week  5])  

   

Grades  will  be  assigned  as  follows:  A  =  90-­‐100%,  B  =  80-­‐89%,  C  =  70-­‐69%,  D  =  60-­‐69%,  F  <  60%   (with  minus  and  plus  grades  assigned  at  appropriate  cutoffs).  

 

The  grading  system  used  in  this  course  is  as  follows:    

A  –  Outstanding  performance  relative  to  that  required  to  meet  course  requirements;  

demonstrates  a  mastery  of  course  content  at  the  highest  level.    

B  –  Performance  that  is  significantly  above  that  required  to  meet  course  requirements;  

demonstrates  a  mastery  of  course  content  at  a  high  level.    

C  –  Performance  that  meets  the  course  requirements  in  every  respect;  demonstrates  an  

adequate  understanding  of  course  content.    

D  –  Performance  that  is  at  the  minimal  level  necessary  to  pass  the  course  but  does  not  

fully  meet  the  course  requirements;  demonstrates  a  marginal  understanding  of   course  content.    

F  –  Performance  in  the  course,  for  whatever  reason,  is  unacceptable  and  does  not  meet  

the  course  requirements;  demonstrates  an  inadequate  understanding  of  the  course   content.  

   

Schedule    

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k     Topics   Reading  Assignment  

1        

Introduction  to  Course,    What  do  Forensic     Anthropologists  Do?,  Historical  Background    

 

Lab:  Anatomical  Terminology      

Chapter  1  (Byers)  

Chapter  1  (White  &  Folkens)   Chapter  1  (Steadman)  [pdf]    

For  lab,  use  this  additional  resource:     Chapter  6  (White  &  Folkens)  

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Basic  Bone  Biology      

 

Lab:  The  Human  Cranium  &  Dentition  

Chapters    2  (Byers)  

Chapter  4  (White  &  Folkens)    

For  lab,  use  these  additional   resources:    

Chapters  7  &  8  (White  &  Folkens)  

3    

Establishing  the  Forensics  Context;  Recovery  Scene   Methods    

     

Lab:  The  Human  Post-­‐crania  

Chapters  3  &  4  (Byers)   Chapter  2  (White  &  Folkens)   Chapter  2  (Rhine)    [pdf]      

For  lab,  use  these  additional   resources:    

Chapters  9-­‐16  (White  &  Folkens)  

4      

Forensic  Taphonomy;  Post-­‐Mortem  Interval    

 

 

Lab:  Human  versus  Non-­‐Human  Remains    

Chapters  5  &  6  (Byers)   Chapter  5  (White  &  Folkens)   Chapter  12  (Love  &  Marks)  [pdf]    

For  lab,  use  these  additional   resources:    

Chapter  3  (Byers);  Chapters  9-­‐16   (White  &  Folkens)  

5      

Film:  Forensic  Anthropology  at  the  Body  Farm**    

**(A  question  worksheet  will  be  available  with  this   film  to  answer  but  will  not  be  graded.  However,   there  will  be  questions  on  the  midterm  based  on   this  film.)  

 

Midterm  Exam  

 

No  assigned  readings,  assignments,   or  quiz  this  week.  Study  for  the   midterm!  

 

 

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Estimation  of  Age  at  Death  in  Adults  and  Subadults      

 

Lab:  Determining  Age  at  Death  

Chapter  9  (Byers)   Chapter  4  (Rhine)  [pdf]    

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  resources:    

Chapter  19  (White  &  Folkens);   resources  posted  to  blackboard  for   Week  6  

7  

Attribution  of  Sex  in  Adults  and  Subadults  ;   Estimation  of  Ancestry  

 

Lab:  Determining  Sex  and  Ancestry  of  the   Decedent  

 

Chapter  7  &  8  (Byers)   Sauer  (1992)  [pdf]    

For  lab,  use  these  additional   resources:    

Chapter  19  (White  &  Folkens);   resources  posted  to  blackboard  for   Week  7  

 

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Calculation  of  Stature;  Antemortem  and   Postmortem  Changes  to  Bone;  Pathology    

   

Lab:    Stature  &  Distinguishing  Antemortem  from   Postmortem  Changes  

Chapters  10,  15,  16  (Byers)     Chapter  17  (White  &  Folkens)    

For  lab,  use  these  additional   resources:    

Chapters  5  &  19  (White  &  Folkens);   resources  posted  to  blackboard  for   Week  8  

9  

Trauma:    Projectile  and  Blunt;  Sharp  and   Miscellaneous  

     

Lab:  Identifying  Trauma  from  Skeletal  Remains  

Chapters  11,  12,  13,  14  (Byers)   Chapter  10  (Smith  et  al.,)  [pdf]    

For  lab,  use  these  additional   resources:    

Chapters  5  &  19  (White  &  Folkens);   resources  posted  to  blackboard  for   Week  9  

10  

Individual  Identification;  Facial  approximation;   Court  Testimony;  Human  Rights  

   

Lab:  A  Case  Study  –  Putting  the  Pieces  Together  

Chapters  17  &  19  (Byers)     Prag  and  Neave  (1997)  [pdf]   Resources  posted  to  Blackboard    

For  lab,  use  all  the  resources   available  to  you  during  the  past  9   weeks  as  applicable  

11   Final  Exam    

   

Sources  of  Additional  Readings  Listed  Above:  

 

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Anthropology.  DW  Steadman  (Ed).  Prentice  Hall:  New  Jersey.    

Prag  J  and  Neave  R.  1997.  Making  Faces  Using  Forensic  and  Archaeological  Evidence.  Texas   A&M    

University  Press.    

Rhine,  S.  1998,  Bone  Voyage:  A  Journey  in  Forensic  Anthropology.  University  of  New  Mexico   Press:    

Albuquerque.    

Smith  OC,  Pope  EJ,  and  Symes  SA.  2003.  Look  Until  You  See.  In  Hard  Evidence:  Case  Studies  in   Forensic    

Anthropology.  DW  Steadman  (Ed).  Prentice  Hall:  New  Jersey.    

Steadman,  DW.  2003.  Hard  Evidence:  Case  Studies  in  Forensic  Anthropology.  Prentice  Hall:  New   Jersey.  

     

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