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Keuzepakket Human Osteoarchaeology

Description

Human Osteoarchaeology is the study of ancient human skeletal remains. The human skeleton is one of the most important keys to understanding the past, as it provides primary evidence – the people themselves. Analysis of a human skeleton can reveal an individual’s age, sex, diet, illnesses, and activities.

Leiden University Medical Center and the Faculty of Archaeology offer a full minor programme in Human Osteoarchaeology (30 EC) which consists of two modular packages of 15 EC each.

Package in Physical Anthropology

Students will learn how to identify human bones and teeth, determine age, sex, and stature and how individuals may have lived their lives in the past. They will be introduced to scientific methods that can be applied to the study of human remains.

Package in Archaelogy

Students will learn about funerary archaeology, and will see how different burial customs and environments influence what is preserved in the archaeological record. Students will gain hands-on experience analysing and excavating skeletons.

More information on these separate modular packages and the full minor programme can be found elsewhere in this e-guide under Minor Human Osteoarchaeology.

The languages of instruction are English and Dutch.