Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology Course – FutureLearn

Enter the fascinating world of forensics and learn how the deceased are located recovered and analysed using DNA and pathology Learn the science behind the exhumation and identification of skeletal remains The location exhumation and identification of the dead requires highly specialised expertise On this course youll learn the latest scientific techniques for body location recovery and analysis Through a series of real-life case studies video lab sessions interactive 3D models photographs and podcasts youll explore key forensic techniques Youll learn how to locate gravesites excavate human remains and determine factors like sex and age-at-death from the skeleton You will also understand how to identify pathology on the skeleton and be introduced to DNA analysis Body location and recovery in forensic contexts Osteoprofiling skeletal analysis of sex age-at-death stature Identification of pathology and trauma Latest developments in biomolecular techniques Taphonomic processes decomposition and commingling of human remains Forensic case studies eg post-conflict regions mass disasters