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Forensic Anthropology Lab And Field Immersion

Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology and Dentistry

Main Areas of Interest

Would you like to go further in the forensic anthropology discipline?

Do you want to be involved in the recovery and identification of skeletons?

I your answer is yes, this is for sure your traineeship!

Techniques You Will Learn

All the fieldwork will be depending on the weather conditions and the research project in which the laboratory will be involved.

All the trainees will be supervised by two forensic anthropologist from the laboratory (LAOF) and they will get involved in the MSc and PhD student team.

Dates (2 possible periods: autumn and spring)

Curriculum

The complete program includes both work in field and laboratory. During 6 weeks trainees will be involved in the main tasks of forensics anthropologist at LAOF.

Lab program (4 weeks)

1 week: Human skeletal anatomy and differences between human and animal bones.

Biological profile in adults: estimation of sex, age, stature and ancestry.

Forensic odontology and dental anatomy.

2 week:Subadults skeletons.

Anatomy and growing.

3 week: Pathology.

Trauma injures relate to forensic cases.

Identification process.

4 week: Human rights. Spanish Civil War.

Cremated remains.

Taphonomy and bone alterations.

Mass disasters.

Field program (2 weeks)

5 and 6 weeks: Visiting different archaeological sitesfrom the prehistory to nowadays.

Visiting mass graves form the Spanish Civil War.

Doing fieldwork to recover antemortem information.

Crime scene. How to recover bones?

Accommodation

Try Airbnb

Fees and Program Logistics

This program has the following durations available:

Duration	Fee

Who Can Apply

All are eligible

Host Details

Host Name: Dra. María Benito Sánchez

Affiliation: Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology and Dentistry

Address: José Echegaray 4; 28232; Madrid ;Spain

Website URL: https://www.laof.es/mantenimiento/

Disclaimer:It is mandatory that all applicants carry workplace liability insurance, e.g., https://www.protrip-world-liability.com (Erasmus students use this package and typically costs around 5 € per month - please check) in addition to health insurance when you join any of the onsite Trialect partnered fellowships.

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