ANTH 151 — Emerging Humanity: Introduction to human biological evolution and the archaeology of culture in the world prior to AD 1500.
Introduces human biological evolution, concepts and practices of archaeology and anthropology. Topics include the fossil record of human biological evolution, archaeology of culture of the world prior to AD 1500, the development of technology, the origins of plant and animal domestication, the genesis of cities and urbanism, and the political and ecological consequences of human impact on the natural environment.