Bi7352 Forensic anthropology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Králík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Malina, DrSc.
Department of Anthropology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Petra Urbanová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:50 Bp1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
At the end of this course the students should be able to: identify skeletal finds of an unknown origin; perform as "anthropologist at the crime scene"; i.e. they should be able to assess the sex; age at death; body size; recognize ethnical affinity, parturition manifestation traits, traits of professional stress-load, life-style etc. They should be able to decide on these characteristics in both individual and collective cases. They should be able to use the classic and modern methods and with their use deduce what the skeletal remains can tell about the life-course of the deceased; the students should be able to further train and prepare for specialized practice as authorized experts.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to forensic anthropology
  • 2. Forensic taphonomy, forensic archeology, anthropologist at the crime scene
  • 3. Group identification 1: Estimation of population affinity in forensic anthropology
  • 4. Group identification 2: Age estimate in forensic anthropology
  • 5. Group identification 3: Body height and other corporal parameters estimation in forensic anthropology
  • 6. Group identification 4: Estimation of sex in forensic anthropology (part 1)
  • 7. Group identification 4: Estimation of sex in forensic anthropology (part 2) 8. Positive individual identification 1: forensic odontology (dental card), antemortem traumas and pathology, x-ray comparison.
  • 9. Positive individual identification 2: appearance reconstruction based on the skull, skull superprojection to a photograph etc.
  • 10. Anthropologist as an authorized expert, the place of anthropologist in the criminalistic and judicial system (in the world and in our country)
  • 11. Anthropological description in criminalistics today and in the past (identikit, Bertillonage)
  • 12. Dactyloscopy, biometrics
  • 13. Molecular-biological analyses in criminalistics and justice
  • 14. Perspectives of forensic anthropology in the 21st century (global migration, advances of technology, terrorism, pandemias...)
Literature
  • Iscan M.Y. (1988): Rise of Forensic Anthropology. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology 31: 203-230.
  • Novotný, V. (1991): O systémovém přístupu. Masarykova univerzita v Brně, Brno.
  • Pickering R.B., Bachman D.C. (1997): The Use of Forensic Anthropology. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton.
  • Porada V. a kol. (2001): Kriminalistika. CERM, Brno.
  • Haglung W. D., Sorg M.H. eds. (1997): Forensic Taphonomy. The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton.
  • Krogman, W. M - Ýţcan, M. Y. (1986): The Human Skeleton in Forensic Medicine. Springfeld, Illinois: Charles C Thomas
  • Fazekas, I. G. - Kósa, F. (1978): Forensic Fetal Osteology. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.
  • Reich, K. J. (1998): Forensic Osteology. Advances of the Identification of Human Remains. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C Thomas.
  • Novotný, V. (1986): Sex Determination of the Pelvic Bone: A Systems Approach. Anthropologie 24: 197 - 205.
  • Originální odborné články z oblasti forenzní antropologie.
Teaching methods
Theoretical training in form of lectures and presentations, complemented with insights into forensic practice.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with a written test, the questions are combined - test and open-answer items.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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