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DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY TEACHER WORKSHOP NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY WHAT BONES CAN TELL US: FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY AT THE SMITHSONIAN Smithsonian physical anthropologists serve as regular consultants to the FBI and other law enforcement agencies to assist in forensic cases by examining the remains of unidentified deceased persons, especially when the remains have been partially or completely skeletonized. These scientists have helped develop many of the techniques used to identify and study the dead and have participated in some of the most notorious cases in this century. The Smithsonian’s Department of Anthropology offers a behind-the-scenes opportunity for teachers to learn about the history of forensic anthropology, human osteology, applications for forensic analysis, and forensic case studies. Deadline for Application: December 15, 2005. Workshop Date: February 3, 2006 (Snow date: February 10, 2006) Location: Rose Seminar Room, Department of Anthropology, Museum of Natural History (10th & Constitution Ave. Entrance) Workshop Schedule 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. 9:15 - 10 a.m. 10:00 - 10:15 10:15 - 11:15 11:15 - 11:30 11:45 - 12:45 1:00 - 2:30 2:30 - 2:45 2:45 - 3:45 3:45 - 4:30 Registration and Coffee History of Forensic Anthropology Q&A Research methods and Collections Use Q&A Lunch with Instructors in museum cafeteria (lunch not provided) Osteology (sex, growth & development, age, ancestry, pathologies) Break Hands-on Experience Forensic Case Studies, including Mass Disasters; Career Information Workshop Instructors: Physical anthropologists Dr. David Hunt and Ms. Marilyn London, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. Both have extensive experience in teaching and working on forensic cases. Registration Fee: $100 (includes A Smithsonian Crime Lab Investigation Kit; Human Skeletal Remains: Excavation, Analysis, and Interpretation by Smithsonian curator Douglas Ubelaker; teaching materials; refreshments) Advance registration is required and will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. All registrations will be confirmed by email or in writing. For further information, please contact Ann Kaupp at (202) 633-1917. Workshop Application Form Please complete a separate form for each applicant. Duplicate this form as needed. Please type or print clearly. Registration form must be accompanied by a check or money order made payable to: Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution. (No purchase orders or institutional training forms can be accepted as payment.) Name ____________________________________________________________ Email Address _____________________________________________________ Street Address _____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ School Affiliation __________________________________________________ I teach in (check one) District of Columbia ____ Maryland ____ Virginia _____ I teach these courses related to the workshop _____________________________ Grade Level ____________________ What is your reason for applying to this workshop and what do you hope to learn from it? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Daytime Telephone ___________________________Home Tel._____________ Have you participated in other Smithsonian anthropology workshops? ________ If so, which ones? _______________________________________________________ Mail registration form and payment to: Ann Kaupp Department of Anthropology PO Box 37012 NMNH 363, MRC 112 Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC 20013-7012 Registration fee is refundable if written notice is received by January 20.