FASE Basic Course

The course is intended for students and starting practitioners with a background in (biological) anthropology, biology, forensic medicine, archaeology etc. taking their first steps in the field of forensic anthropology.

The course will encompass a combination of activities including lectures, practical sessions and guided tours facilitated by senior FASE members and faculty of the Amsterdam UMC and the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI). The lectures will include a review of human osteology and odontology and will cover basic topics in forensic anthropology such as the biological profile estimation, trauma analysis, human taphonomy, cremated remains etc. During the practical sessions participants will, amongst others, be working with juvenile- and adults skeletal remains from an archaeological collection with known demographic information and modern prosected and cremated remains obtained through the body donation program of the Department of Medical Biology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC. See the program page for a detailed description.

The course will accept a maximum of 32 participants.

FASE Symposium 2024

Following the five-day basic course, the FASE annual symposium will be hosted by the Department of Medical Biology of the Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, on Saturday August 31, 2024. During the symposium, keynote lectures will be given by renowned researchers focusing on forensic isotope analysis, and mass graves encountered in forensic anthropology. During the symposium students and researchers will also be given the opportunity to present their research and/or interesting case studies.

See the symposium page for more information on the symposium program, the keynote speakers and guidelines for abstract submission for poster and podium presentations.

Registration

Registration is open until July, 19, 2024. To qualify for early bird registration fees, register before June 15, 2024. For more information regarding registration fees and to register, see the registration page.