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FACULTY OF LETTERS - ARCHAEOLOGY - ARK 487 - Osteology I

Course Information

Faculty Name:

FACULTY OF LETTERS

Section Name:

ARCHAEOLOGY

Teaching Level Name:

Under Graduate

Course Name:

Osteology I

Lesson Code:

ARK 487

Period:

Theoric:

Practice:

Laboratory:

Credit:

2.0

Ects Credits:

3.0

Course Type Name:

Elective

Course Language:

Turkish

Course Coordinator:

Head of Department

Teaching Staff:

Ass. Prof. Başak BOZ

Assistants:

The Aim of the course:

The aim of the course is to define the bones that make up the human skeletons,understand the morphological changes during their growth and development, and howthey can give information about archaeological communities.

Course Content:

Concept of osteology, skeletal systems and its functions. Bone structure and functions.Anatomical terminology, stages of growth and development in the human skeleton.Detailed analysis of skeletal parts. Age and sex estimations based on the bones and teeth.

Course Source:

Course Source Recommended:

White, T. D., Folkens, P. A., 2005. The Human Bone Manual. Elsevier Academic Press,London.
Schaefer, M., Black, S., Scheuer, L., 2009. Juvenile Osteology: A Laboratory and FieldManual. Elsevier Academic Press, USA.

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