Durham University - Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology
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Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 6 weeks |
Total fee | ₹11,044 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology at FutureLearn Highlights
- Duration 6 weeks
- Weekly study 3 hours
Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology at FutureLearn Course details
- The location, exhumation and identification of the dead requires highly specialised expertise. On this course, you'll learn the latest scientific techniques for body location, recovery and analysis.
- Through a series of real-life case studies, video lab sessions, interactive 3D models, photographs and podcasts, you'll explore key forensic techniques.
- You'll learn how to locate gravesites, excavate human remains, and determine factors like sex and age-at-death from the skeleton. You will also understand how to identify pathology on the skeleton, and be introduced to DNA analysis.
Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology at FutureLearn Curriculum
Introduction to Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology
Introduction
What is Forensic Archaeology and Forensic Anthropology
Summary, Quiz and Discussion
Bodily Decomposition, Locating Graves and Excavation
What Happens to Human Bodies in the Ground
Body Location
Excavation
3D Scanning and Documentation
Summary and quiz
In the Lab: Creating an Osteological Profile
The Human Bone Lab
Determining the Sex of Adult Skeletons
Estimating Age-at-Death of Infants and Juveniles
Estimating Age-at-Death and Stature in Adults
Quiz and Summary
Disease and Trauma: Identification of Pathological Lesions
Introduction to Trauma and Pathology
Recording Pathology
Trauma
Forensic Odontology
Quiz and Summary
Biomolecular Techniques of Identification
DNA
Stable Isotopes
Sex determination from the teeth
Quiz and Summary
Challenging Contexts
Burned Bodies
Commingled Contexts
Humanitarian Forensic Action
The Refugee 'Crisis'
Summary and Next Steps
End of Course Test
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