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Anthropology 013 (Giovanola) Forensic Anthropology: Assignment

Assignment

Topics are to be taken from the Text (Introduction to Forensic Anthropology) by Steven Byers.

Topics and Terms:

 

General terms:

              Anthro*; Forensic*;  Fossil hominids; Human remains (Archaeology)

 

Ancestry (Chapter 7)

 

Attribution of Sex (Chapter 8)

           Pelvis; Skull; Humerus (Long arm bone)

 

Age at Death (Chapter 9)

 

Projectile Trauma (Chapter 12)

          Wounds; Spear, Arrow, Bullet, Weapon, firearm*

 

Blunt Trauma (Chapter 13)

          Wounds; blunt force; club; bats' cars or auto*; hammer

 

Sharp and Miscellaneous Trauma (Chapter 14)

          Wounds; axes; knife or knives; hatchet; machete;

 

Antemortem Conditions (Chapter 15)

 

Postmortem Changes to Bones (Chapter 16)

        Perimortem; postmortem;