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Course Number

ANTH 329

Course Level

Course Description

Bioarchaeologists use human remains obtained from archaeological settings to reconstruct past lifeways. Key concepts include recovery and analysis of human remains, human skeletal anatomy, disciplinary ethics, bodily expressions of disease and behavior, social complexity and population affinity, and embodied identity. Use of case studies reveals how bioarchaeological methods and theories are implemented around the world

Syllabus Available

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RPA Codes & Standards

• Adequate Preparation for Research Projects
• Integrity of Research Methodology
• Procedures for Field Survey or Excavation
• Specimen and Research Record Storage

CIfA Codes

• Principle 1: Adherence to ethical and responsible behaviour in archaeological affairs
• Principle 3: Responsibility for acquiring and recording reliable information of the past in archaeological research

Keywords & Terms

• Burials and Human Remains
• General Archaeological Ethics

Topics & Issues

• Archaeological Ethics - Other
• Biological Anthropology/Archaeology