This one week accredited program teaches students how to excavate and assess human remains from the beautiful Birr Campus of County Offaly. The Dead Men Do Tell Tales course is designed for students from a variety of backgrounds with an interest in osteoarchaeology and physical/forensic anthropology. This program is run in partnership with Maynooth University, taught by experts in their fields.

Students will gain practical burial excavation experience (in a controlled staged environment) and have the opportunity to analyse archaeological skeletal remains during laboratory sessions. Topics covered during lab sessions include: human and comparative osteology; determining sex, approximate age-at-death, living stature, identifying palaeopathological conditions and understanding how these techniques are used in archaeological forensic contexts. The course integrates field excavation and practical laboratory sessions with cultural heritage excursions.

Academic Credit: 5 ECTS

Your program price includes the following:

- Full tuition including all instruction, workshops and excavation/post-excavation supervision

- At least one field trip to explore Ireland and material related to the course

- Maynooth University transcripts and credit for course AN353 'Maynooth Forensic Anthropology'

Please note that your costs do not include: any living expenses and any local transport costs.

Further program information is available from [Maynooth University](https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/international/short-term-programmes/forensic-anthropology)

If you require any further information please contact us at [info@irishheritageschool.ie](mailto:info@irishheritageschool.ie).

Liadain - Forensic Anthropology: Dead Men Do Tell Tales 2023