Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
FORENSIC TAPHONOMY ANT5602013 3 + 0 3.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
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Goals To main purpose of the course is to teach the postmortem taphonomical processes that the human body will go through. The participants will learn about the decomposition of soft tissues, the factors affecting the putrefaction, the importance of entomological, palynological and botanical examinations, the analysis of burnt bones and cremation methods. It is aimed to help the participants predict the time of death in case of a forensic case, and to raise the awareness for the related factors.
Course Content Tafonomic processes and changes.
Learning Outcomes 1) Learn the Human Body Disintegration Process
2) Determines the Time of Death
3) Determines Animal Damage in the Taphonomic Process
4) Learn about the Post-Mortem Taphonomic Process

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week The basic concepts on the taphonomy and forensic taphonomy Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Forensic taphonomical research theory and methodology Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Taphonomical applications in forensic anthropology Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Decomposition of the human body Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week The external factors affecting the human body during the process of decomposition Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Time-related postmortem changes on the bones and soft tissues Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week The effects of animal bite marks on the bone during the process of decomposition Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week The changes in bone due to burning and extreme heat Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week The roles of entomology, palynology and botanical sciences in determination of the time of death Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Postmortem interval determination: The MEGYEI method Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Case studies with the Pm1 MEGYEI method Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Taphonomical analysis - practical work Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Tafonomik analysis - practical work Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week General review Lecture
Brainstorming; Colloquium
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Bass, W. M ve Ubelaker D.H. (1997) In Forensic Taphonomy: The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains, CRC Press.
Bass, W. M. (1962) The Excavation of Human Skeletal Remains, In Field Handbook Human Skeleton; MAS.
Haglund, WD ve Sorg, MH (2002) Advances in Forensic Taphonomy Method, Theory and Archeological Perspectives, CRC Press. 

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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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 5
Homework 2 5
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 4 10
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice) 4 8
Total Workload
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload