Human Osteology ANT 3331-01/02/03 Spring, 2008 ANT 3331-01, Tuesday/Thursday, 9:30-10:50, 224 Marrs McLean Science Bldg. ANT 3331-02, Tuesday/Thursday, 11:00-12:20, 224 Marrs McLean Science Bldg. ANT 3331-03, Tuesday/Thursday, 12:30-1:50, 224 Marrs McLean Science Bldg.
Instructor: Dr. Joseph Ferraro Office: 308.2 Marrs McLean Science Bldg. Phone: 710-1401 Email: [email protected]
Office hours: Tuesday 3:00-5:00 in my office and/or in the lab, or by appointment. You can also reach me via phone and email. Remember, I’m here to help you learn: take advantage of me as a resource (within reason). Open lab hours: to be announced in class and posted on ‘Blackboard’
Texts: Required: Human Osteology. 2nd Ed. Tim D. White. Academic Press: New York. Strongly suggested: The Elements of Style. 4th Ed. William Strunk and E.B. White. Longman: Massachusetts (available almost everywhere, including the Baylor Bookstore).
Course Overview: This class is designed to introduce you to the structure, design, and variability of the modern human skeleton. Much as the bony skeleton offers a framework for the rest of the body, so too will this course will provide a foundation for future studies in areas such as forensic sciences, physical anthropology, archaeology, and most aspects of medicine. For each element of the skeleton we will examine issues of structure, function, development, and evolutionary history. Lectures will also emphasize aspects of bone histology and biology, excavation and preservation, taphonomy, pathology, and the estimation of age and stature. Lab sections will focus on recognition of bony elements and their major features. By the end of the semester you will be able to identify every bone in the body, recognize some of their important landmarks, and determine the side of the body to which a particular bone belongs. You will also learn a few basic things about the differences in skeletal structure between males and females, and adults and sub-adults.
Assessment: • Lab quizzes (30%). Practical quizzes are cumulative throughout the semester. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Due to the difficulty in set-up, quizzes cannot be made up. • Super quiz (10%). The final quiz over the entire skeleton is worth an additional 10%. Participation in this final quiz is a requirement to pass the course and, like the other quizzes, cannot be made up. • Examinations (30%). A midterm (15%) and final exam (15%) will be administered. The final is broadly cumulative. • John/Jane Doe Project (10%). Students will study and give a brief (5-10 minute) presentation on a bone assemblage. Details of the assignment will be given out in class. • Research Paper (20%). Each student will write a 5-7 page research paper. The paper can be on anything related to human osteology. Pursue your interests; explore a topic that really excites you! A minimum of three (3) peer-reviewed references required; non- journal web-pages are categorically NOT academic references. All references should be parenthetically cited and included in a complete bibliography. The final draft is due on April 29. As part of a program offered at Baylor, this research paper and other written assignments must be submitted to TurnItIn.com. This company uses various search engines to identify unoriginal work. We will go over the mechanics of this in class. Please read the following notice:
"Students agree that by taking this course, all required papers, exams, class projects or other assignments submitted for credit may be submitted to turnitin.com or similar third parties to review and evaluate for originality and intellectual integrity. A description of the services, terms and conditions of use, and privacy policy of turnitin.com is available on its web site: http://www.turnitin.com. Students understand all work submitted to turnitin.com will be added to its database of papers. Students further understand that if the results of such a review support an allegation of academic dishonesty, the course work in question as well as any supporting materials may be submitted to the Honor Council for investigation and further action."
Weekly Schedule and Reading Assignments (all readings from White):
Wk 1 Jan. 15: Course introduction, lab protocol, basic anatomical terminology Readings: Chapters 1 and 3 (pp 1-13 and 35-43) Jan. 17: Bone biology Readings due: Chapter 2 (pp 15-34)
Wk 2 Jan. 22: Bone biology continued Readings due: no new readings Jan. 24: Skull 1 (landmarks, major cranial bones and features) Readings due: Chapter 4 (pp 45-64)
Wk 3 Jan. 29: Skull 2 (additional cranial bones and features) Readings due: Chapter 4 (pp 64-72) Jan. 31: Quiz 1, plus Skull 3 (additional cranial bones and features) Readings due: Chapter 4 (pp 72-83)
Wk 4 Feb. 5: Skull 4 (additional cranial bones and features) Readings due: Chapter 4 (pp 83-100) Feb. 7: Skull 5 (remaining cranial bones and features)
Wk 5 Feb. 12: Skull 6 (mandible and teeth) Readings due: Chapters 4 and 5 (pp 101-108 and 109-120) Feb. 14: Skull 7 (teeth continued) Readings due: Chapter 5 (pp 120-136)
Wk 6 Feb.19: Quiz 2, plus hyoid, clavicle Readings due: Chapters 6 and 8 (pp 137-138 and 167-170) Feb.21: Vertebrae and sternum Readings due: Chapters 6 and 7 (pp 139-156 and 157-160)
Wk 7 Feb.26: Ribs and scapula Readings due: Chapters 7 and 8 (pp 161-166 and 170-177) Feb.28: Midterm exam
Wk 8 Mar. 4: Humerus, radius and ulna Readings due: Chapter 9 (pp 179-198) Mar. 6: Carpals and metacarpals Readings due: Chapter 10 (pp 199-214)
Wk 9 Mar. 11: Spring Break (no class) Mar. 13: Spring Break (no class)
Wk 10 Mar. 18: Quiz 3, plus begin ‘John Doe’ casework Readings due: no new readings Mar. 20: Innominate and sacrum Readings due: Chapter 11 (pp 217-230)
Wk 11 Mar. 25: Estimates of sex (crania and pelves) Readings due: Chapter 17 (pp 337-340 and 362-369) Mar. 27: Femur and tibia Readings due: Chapter 12 (pp 231-248)
Wk 12 Apr. 1: Quiz 4, plus patella and fibula Readings due: Chapter 12 (pp 249-255) Apr. 3: Tarsals and metatarsals Readings due: Chapter 13 (pp 257-275)
Wk 13 Apr. 8: Phalanges (manual and pedal) Readings due: Chapters 10, 13 and 15 (pp 214-215, 275-276, 315-317) Apr. 10: Estimates of stature and age Readings due: Chapter 17 (pp 340-362 and 369-372)
Wk 14 Apr. 15: Quiz 5, Taphonomy and bone trauma/pathology Readings due: Chapter 18 (pp 381-406) Apr. 17: Diadeloso (no class)
Wk 15 Apr. 22: Taphonomy and bone trauma/pathology continued, plus wrapping up ‘John Doe’ Readings due: Chapters 18 and 19 (pp 381-424) Apr. 24: John Doe Case #3331 presentations
WK 16 Apr. 29: Final paper due, plus course review May 1: ‘Super Quiz’ 6 (cannot drop)
May 8th at 9:00am (for the 12:30-1:50 section); Final Examination May 10th at 9:00am (for the 9:30-10:50 section); Final Examination May 12th at 4:30pm (for the 11:00-12:20 section); Final Examination All students must take the final exam at their scheduled time.