The lectures in this unit cover (1) an introduction to forensic anthropology/odontology and human skeletal anatomy; (2) biological profiling I—sex; (3) biological profiling II—age at death; (4) biological profiling III—ethnicity and stature; (5) alternative techniques of quantifying biological form—geometric morphometrics; (6) photography and medical imaging; (7) dental anthropology—morphology, disease and treatment; (8) forensic anthropology/odontology and disaster victim identification; and (9) bite mark analysis.<br/><br/>The practical sessions cover (1) precision of measurement; (2) estimation of sex; (3) estimation of adult age; (4) estimation of ethnicity and stature; (5)... -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Daniel Franklin
Prerequisites: FNSC5612 Forensic Anthropology I—Introductory Theory and Method; enrolment in the Graduate Diploma in Forensic Science specialisation Forensic Anthropology or the Master of Forensic Science specialisation Forensic Anthropology or approval of unit coordina
