Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; activity, 3 hours
Catalog page 120
Prerequisites: ANTH 002 with a grade of C- or better; or consent of instructor
Description: Introduces the study of disease in past populations within a paleoepidemiological framework. Includes the history and development of paleopathology, distinguishing disease from normal human variation, and making differential diagnoses. Addresses the following categories of pathology: congenital disorders, dental disease, trauma, infection, metabolic and hematologic conditions, neoplasms, and arthropathies.