Human Bone Practicals II - ARC00050M
- Department: Archaeology
- Credit value: 5 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Module summary
In this module, we build on the foundations from Human Bones 1 by focusing on what people in the past looked like using measurements, as well as on palaeopathology, with the aim of developing an understanding of skeletal lesions of disease and trauma and how to distinguish these.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Spring Term 2022-23 |
| B | Spring Term 2022-23 |
Module aims
- To provide hands-on experience of human skeletal anatomy
- To demonstrate means of determining life information about the individual
- To give practical experience of the description and differential diagnosis of disease and trauma
Module learning outcomes
- To make an informed assessment of the information potential and limits of an archaeological human skeleton
- To be able to make an informed assessment of the life history of a skeletal individual
Module content
This module will provide hands-on experience of human skeletal anatomy, concentrating on more detailed analysis of the skeleton, such as the identification of non-metric traits and metric skeletal analysis. This module will focus on the identification of skeletal pathology and trauma in particular.
This module builds on to Human Bones Practicals 1 - it is essential that students choosing HB2 have completed HB1.
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Practical | 100 |
Special assessment rules
Pass/fail
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Practical | 100 |
Module feedback
Feedback will be available within 4 weeks.
Indicative reading
Cox, M. and Mays, S. (eds) 2000. Human Osteology in Archaeology and Forensic Science (London)
Roberts, C.A. and Manchester, K. 2005. The Archaeology of Disease (Stroud)