Spring 2006 Day Dr.

Elizabeth Salter
Section 001 School of General Studies
Room GR 2.530 Office: Green 2.244
Email: emsalter@utdallas.edu Phone: 972-883-2484

ISGS 4308 - 001

BONES, BODIES AND DISEASE
TR:9:00-10:15 AM

This course will meet a 3- hour science (non lab) General Education requirement for all
students, except for majors in the School on Natural Science and Mathematics.

Course Description:
This course is designed to acquaint the students with a wealth of knowledge that can be
accumulated through a thorough analysis of human skeletal and mummified remains. Some of the
analytical techniques of the osteologist and forensic anthropologist will be taught, along with an
examination of famous historic and forensic cases. This theoretical and practical information will
then be examined in terms of the role played by skeletons and mummies in reconstructing history
and prehistory.

Required Readings:
Dead Men Do Tell Tales by Maples
The Anatomy and Biology of the Human Skeleton by
D. Gentry Steele and Claud A. Bramblett
Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs

Method of Evaluation:
1 2 X 15 marks = 30 marks for two multiple choice tests designed to assess your knowledge
of the human skeleton
2 30 marks for a critical book review of the forensic material presented in Monday Mourning. In addition to
the hard copy turned in for class, the paper must also be submitted to Turnitin.com by the due date.
3 30 marks for a final take home essay question which must be turned in by the last day of class
and must also be submitted to Turnitin.com
4 10 marks for attendance taken throughout the term.
*Students who are absent for more than three classes will lose a letter grade on their final total grade.
e.g. An earned grade of B+ will be lowered to a C+.

Plagiarism/Cheating/ Academic Dishonesty, will not be tolerated. Please see UTD

Web Page under Scholastic Dishonesty for further information. It will result in
the notification of the Dean of Students for appropriate
disciplinary action. (You will not be allowed to withdraw from the course if plagiarism is detected.)

Students who need special accommodations for note taking or test taking must contact the
Office of Disability Services in the Student Union, before any accommodation can be provided.

All assignments and the final exam must be submitted in written form to me and must also be submitted
to Turnitin.com – a plagiarism detection service. I do not accept on line submissions by email.
For more information on scholastic dishonesty see the following web page:
http://www.utdallas.edu/student/slife/dishonesty.html

Students must submit their papers by the due date unless an extension has been granted prior to the due date.
I reserve the right to refuse to accept a paper after the due date.

Effective fall 2004, students will only be allowed to correspond with UTD Faculty and Staff using their UTD email
accounts. Students may go to http://netid.utdallas.edu to establish or maintain their official UTD computer account
 Outline
Date Topic Readings Assignments
J10 Introduction B&S Chapters 1, 2
J12 Histology
J17 Skull and Mandible B&S Chapter 3
J19 Axial Skeleton B&S Chapter 5
J24 Test 1 Test 1
J26 Appendicular Skeleton B&S Chapter 6,7,8,9,10,11
J31 Dental Morphology B&S Chapter 4
F2 Sex/ Gender Determination
F7 Age Determination - sub adults
F9 Age Determination - adults
F14 Trauma Read Maples' book
F16 Skeletal Diseases
F21 Skeletal Diseases
F23 Taphonomy
F28 Test 2 Test 2
M2 Metric/ Morphological Variation
M7 Spring Break - No class
M9 Spring Break - No class
M14 Applied Craniofacial Anthropometry
M16 Paleodemography Read Reichs' book
M21 Forensic Anthropology
M23 Cannibalism
M28 The Search for Butch and Sundance
M30 Kathy Reichs Reichs' assignment due
A4 Anastasia
A6 The Bog People
A11 Egyptian mummies
A13 Chinese mummies
A18 South American Mummies
A20 The Ice Man & Final due Final Examination due
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