Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
SKELETAL ANALYSIS FROM EXCAVATION TO LABORATORY 55501011 3 + 0 3.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to provide the students who will work in the field of forensic sciences, the process of transferring the skeletal material from the burial area to the laboratory and the procedures in the laboratory.
Course Content General information about after the determination of the areas where skeletal remains are found, removal, photographing, packaging, transportation to laboratory and preparation and reporting processes for laboratory investigations.
Learning Outcomes 1) Anthropologists learn about the excavation process
2) Learn how to prepare skeletal material before skeletal identification
3) Be able to control the processes of anthropological examination and reporting

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week General information about anthropological excavations and laboratory processes Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework
2. Week Determination of burial areas and burial types Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Homework
3. Week Distinction of antique and actual burials Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week General information about removal of skeletal remains and procedure in the burial area Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Proccess of photographing, labelling, packing and transporting of skeletal remains Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Making the skeleton ready for anthropological investigations by cleaning and repairing Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Exam Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
8. Week Skeletal examination methods. Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
9. Week Anthropological studies on the skeleton Lecture; Discussion

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
10. Week Anthropological reporting processes Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
11. Week Laboratory practices 1 Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
12. Week Laboratory practices 2 Lecture; Discussion
Brainstorming
 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
13. Week Review and Discussions Discussion
Brainstorming
 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Final Exams Question Answer
Brainstorming
 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Brothwell, D. R. (1981). Digging up Bones: The Excavation, Treatment, and Study of Human Skeletal Remains. Cornell University Press.
Christensen, A. M., Passalacqua, N. V., & Bartelink, E. J. (2013). Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice. Elsevier.
Hunter, J., Simpson, B., & Colls, C. S. (2013). Forensic Approaches to Buried Remains. John Wiley & Sons.
Martin, D. L., Harrod, R. P., & Pérez, V. R. (2013). Bioarchaeology: An Integrated Approach to Working with Human Remains. Springer Science & Business Media
Mays, S. (2010). The Archaeology of Human Bones. Routledge.
Rhine, S. (1998). Bone Voyage: A Journey in Forensic Anthropology. UNM Press.
Schmitt, A., Cunha, E., & Pinheiro, J. (2006). Forensic Anthropology and Medicine. Humana Press Incorporated.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 8
Homework 5 1
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 1
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 1
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 5 4
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 10
Total Workload
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