ANTH 403 - Taphonomy

This course explores the use of taphonomy in forensic anthropology. This course primarily focuses on estimation of the postmortem interval through the observation of soft tissue decomposition, as well as the examination of taphonomic modifications of the human skeleton to interpret medicolegal significance and reconstruct depositional history and the death event.

Prerequisites: ANTH 251 and ANTH 300.
Credits: 3