Human Skeletal Biology Lab

Human Skeletal Biology LabThe Human Skeletal Biology Lab (Anne Belk Hall 320) is dedicated to teaching labs for our general education courses and upper-division offerings in Human Osteology, Bioarchaeology, Paleopathology, and Forensic Anthropology. It houses an extensive fossil cast collection, including crania from all of the major Hominin taxa and complete skeletons from Homo ergaster and Australopithecus afarensis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3D scans of a human skullThe Department also has a 3D Scanning and Printing Lab. The 3D lab houses our NextEngine Scanner and Formlabs 1+ 3D printer, as well as computing equipment. The Department offers limited enrollment in a course called Anthropology in 3D for students interested in learning this equipment..