Uplands Archaeology in
the East
Symposium,
May 16-18, 2008
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Physical
Anthropology
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Studies biological aspects of
human populations including human
origins, development, variation, and forensic anthropology
* RU offers hands-on opportunities to learn by working
directly
with skeletal material in the Physical Anthropology Lab
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 Physical Anthropology (or Biological
Anthropology) answers questions about the origins, development,
and variation of humans from a biological perspective.
ANTH 220 is the introductory course to
Physical Anthropology. It provides coverage of the history
of Physical Anthropology, human variation and adaptation, the
human skeleton, evolutionary principles, human paleontology,
primates, primate paleontology, and comparative primate
anatomy.
 RU also offers
Physical Anthropology classes in Introductory Forensic
Anthropology (ANTH 230), Human Osteology (ANTH 320), Primate Studies (ANTH 330), Human Origins
(ANTH 410), and Advanced Forensic Anthropology (ANTH 420).
Contact Dr. Cassady
Yoder (pictured right) and Dr. Donna Boyd
(pictured below)
for information on Physical Anthropology classes.
 The
Radford University Forensic
Science
Institute and Physical
Anthropology and Archaeology Laboratory are located at 109
Reed Hall.
The laboratory is a
repository for significant archaeological
and physical
anthropological collections, including
comparative primate (including human) skeletal remains and casts as well as
archaeological materials in the form of pottery, soil samples, and projectile
points.
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It also serves as a laboratory for on-going research of skeletal and archaeological remains as
well as hands-on classroom facilities for upper division courses
in Physical Anthropology
as well as Archaeology. In all of these courses, opportunities are available to students
for hands-on experiential learning opportunities and laboratory study.
The RU Forensic Anthropology Team: Those
students who successfully complete ANTH 230 (Introduction to Forensic
Anthropology), ANTH 320 (Human Osteology) and ANTH 420
(Advanced Forensic Anthropology) may be eligible for membership in the Radford University
Forensic Anthropology Team, a volunteer group of students and faculty which
provides forensic assistance to southwest Virginia law enforcement and Medical
Examiners. Contact Dr. Donna Boyd
for information about the Forensic Science Institute and the
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