TuTh 8:30-10:00 am, McMillan Hall, Anthropology Library and Rooms B1, B2, and B3. ________________________________________________________________________

Tab Rasmussen -- office McMillan B25, phone 935-4844. 

Office hours -- TuTh 10:30 am to 12:00 noon. 

Teaching Assistant -- Beth Townsend, office McMillan B23. 
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Textbook: SHIPMAN, P.; WALKER, A. & BICHELL, D. 1985. The Human Skeleton. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. 

Lab guide: BURNS, K. R. 1999. Forensic Anthropology Training Manual. Prentice-Hall, New Jersey. 

Anatomical Atlas/Workbook: ALBINUS, B.S. 1979. Albinus on Anatomy, edited by Hale, R.B. & Coyle, T.C. Dover Publ., New York. 

Additional required readings (on reserve in osteology lab): 

LACHMAN, E. 1981. Case Studies in Anatomy, 3rd Edition, Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford. -- Ch. 5 Bilateral dislocation of mandible; Ch. 6 Rheumatoid arthritis of temporomandibular joint; Ch. 7 Fracture of mandible; Ch. 9 Anatomy of hanging; Ch. 11 Whiplash injury of neck; Ch. 38 Fracture of clavicle; Ch. 46 Intracapsular hip fracture; Ch. 47 Unhappy triad of knee joint. 

Evolutionary Anthropology.-- Hagelberg, E. 1993, Ancient DNA studies, Vol. 2:199-207. Schoeninger, M.J. 1995, Stable isotope studies in human evolution, Vol. 4:83-98. Teaford, M.F. 1994, Dental microwear and dental function, Vol. 3:17-30. 

Yearbook of Physical Anthropology.-- Goodman, A.H. & Rose, J.C. 1990, Assessment of systemic physiological perturbations from dental enamel hypoplasias and associated histological structures, Vol. 33:59-110. Lovell, N.C. 1997, Trauma analysis in paleopathology, Vol. 40:139-170. 

Scope of the course:

With rare exceptions, the only direct evidence we have pertaining to the anatomy, demography, health and evolution of past human populations must be derived from preserved skeletal remains. Detailed knowledge of the human skeleton is therefore central to a broad range of functional, populational and taxonomic studies in archaeology and paleontology. Students will learn about the internal structure and physiological properties of bone, how to interpret growth and development of bone, how bone structure evolves given different functional requirements, how various diseases and trauma modify bone, and last but not least, students will learn how to recognize and identify every part of every bone in the human body (and many key muscles that attach to bones). 

Format of the course: 

The material will be covered in lectures and lab sessions. Some lab sessions will be held during regular class hours; additional lab time is available during the office hours of the instructor and the T.A. Students are expected to take full advantage of available lab times. Grades will be determined from three exams (2 midterms and a final), a 10-page paper based on library research, and by participation and performance in assigned lab activities. The first exam will be based on readings and lectures, the second is a lab practical utilizing osteological materials in the context of the course readings, and the final is an eclectic mixed bag. The paper will be a graduate-level review of current research in an area of special interest to each student; the purpose of this assignment is to allow individuals to personalize the course for their own career goals and to gain experience with the professional research literature. 

Please check the syllabus carefully for possible conflicts with your personal schedule. To be fair to your classmates, there will be no make-up exams and no deadline extensions on papers and lab assignments. If you will be gone during a deadline, please plan to have your assignment turned in well ahead of time. 

Schedule of topics and readings by week:

Week 1 (Jan 18-20) -- Bone structure and physiology 

Readings: Shipman Ch. 1-3. 

Week 2 (Jan. 25-27) -- Bone growth; Joint structure and function 

Readings: Shipman Ch. 4-6; Burns Ch. 1. 

Week 3 (Feb. 1-3) -- Biomechanics; Applied microanalysis of bone. 

Readings: EA Hagelberg 1993; EA Schoeninger 1995; YPA Goodman & Rose 1990. 

Week 4 (Feb 8-10) -- Phylogeny of the human skeleton (Tuesday) 

Readings: review for exam 

EXAM! Bone biology, Thursday Feb. 8th 

Week 5 (Feb 15-17) -- The axial skeleton 

Readings: Shipman Ch. 7-8; Burns Ch. 3-4, 14; Lachman Ch. 9, 11. 

Week 6 (Feb 22-24) -- The human forelimb 

Readings: Shipman Ch.9; Burns Ch. 5; Lachman Ch.38. 

Week 7 (Feb 29-Mar 2) -- Bones of the hand 

Readings: Shipman Ch. 10; Burns Ch. 6. 

Now is the time to formulate paper topics. 

SPRING BREAK

Week 8 (Mar 14-16) -- The human pelvis and hindlimb 

Readings: Shipman Ch. 11-12; Burns Ch. 7-8; Lachman Ch. 46-47. 

Week 9 (Mar 21-23) -- Foot bones; overview of bipedalism. 

Readings: Shipman Ch. 12; Burns Ch. 9. 

Week 10 (Mar 28-30) -- Test on the postcranium, begin the cranium. 

EXAM! Postcranial practical, Tuesday, Mar. 28th 
Week 11 (Apr 4-6) -- The cranium 

Readings: Shipman Ch. 13, 14; Burns Ch. 2; Lachman Ch. 5-7. 

Week 12 (Apr 11-13) -- The dentition 

Readings: Burns Ch. 10; EA Teaford 1994. 
Week 13 (Apr 18-20) -- Age, sex, demographics, and life history 

PAPERS DUE! Tuesday, Apr 18th, 8:30 am 

Readings: Shipman Ch. 15; Burns Ch. 11-12, 15. 

Week 14 (Apr 25-27) -- Pathologies, anomalies 

Readings: Shipman Ch. 16-17. YPA Lovell 1997. 

FINAL EXAM. Thursday, May 11, 3:30-5:30 pm 

Congratulations to graduating seniors!