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ANTH1013 — Intro Biological Anthropology

3 credits · 45 hours

ANTH 1013 - Intro Biological Anthropology ANTH 1013 - Intro Biological Anthropology Description An introduction to the field of physical anthropology using human evolution as a unifying concept. Areas include human genetics, race, speciation, primate evolution and human variation and adaptation. This course will be taken in conjunction with ANTH 1011L Intro to Biological Anthropology Lab. Identify the biological variation found in Homo sapiens and their closest biological relatives, the order of primates Discuss how term “race” can be seen as a fallacy of modern human variation Evaluate how the human fossil record relates to modern human biological variation Standard Practices Topics List: Defining Anthropology Archeology Cultural Anthropology Linguistics Physical Anthropology DNA, Culture, and Evolutionary Theory Non-human Primates Hominid Evolution

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