Human vs. Nonhuman Comparative Anatomy Training Course

This training is approved for crime scene certification and recertification credits by the International Association for Identification.
The training provided in this course will give students a comprehensive, practical understanding of the human skeleton and how to differentiate human from nonhuman skeletal remains. This one-day, 8-hour course is designed for crime scene investigators, law enforcement, death investigators, autopsy technicians, medical examiners, archaeologists, park rangers, wildlife officers and other professionals that need to be able to recognize the difference between human and nonhuman bones. Additionally, this course will highlight the documentation of postmortem animal scavenging and the opportunity to view bone under a microscope in order to better understand the differences between human and nonhuman bone at a cellular level. Each module includes a lecture and hands-on learning through laboratory exercises that include human and nonhuman skeletal remains. 

UPDATE: Participants will also receive a 3D printed cast of the most common nonhuman bone referenced in Dr. Walsh-Haney's forensic anthropology caseload. Students are also provided training on how to distinguish osseous (bone) from non-osseous (non-bone) elements.