The aims of this course:
- To provide an introduction and overview of the techniques used by Forensic Anthropologists to identify human vs non-human skeletal remains
- To assist police personnel and forensic practitioners in making an initial on scene assessment as to whether or not skeletal remains may be human or non-human before seeking professional advice
- Understand how our bones develop and change appearance as we age.
Course Modules:
- Understand the role of a Forensic Anthropologist
- Introduction to human skeletal identification – including adult vs juvenile human remains
- Introduction to identifying human vs non-human skeletal remains
- Practical sessions which put theory into practice with access to an extensive non-human and archaeological human skeletal collection.
This is a full one-day course.