Introduction to Anthropology
Scheduled for Fall 2006
This course introduces students to the discipline of Anthropology and its role in society today. A four-field approach is employed, covering biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology and linguistics. A deeper appreciation for human physical, cultural and behavioral variability is the goal of the course.
Anthropology 225
Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Sections 500 - 504, TR 09:35 - 10:50
Fall 2005
This course is designed to introduce students to the methods and concepts applied to the study of human biology and evolution. It covers human genetics, non-human primate anatomy and ecology, the primate fossil record, and human variability and adaptability, all from an evolutionary perspective.
Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution
Section 500, TR 12:45 - 2:00
Fall 2005
This course is designed to introduce students to the methods and concepts applied to the study of human biology and evolution. It covers human genetics, non-human primate anatomy and ecology, the primate fossil record, and human variability and adaptability, all from an evolutionary perspective.
Zooarchaeology
Section 600
Scheduled for Spring 2006
This course is designed to provide students an in-depth understanding of the method and theory behind zooarchaeology and its closely allied discipline of taphonomy. The course will be comprised mainly of readings and discussion of primary literature in a seminar setting, along with laboratory examination of reference material. One of the principal foci of the course will be debate over the theoretical and methodological limitations of the zooarchaeological record.
Anthropology 689
Australopithecine Paleoecology
Section 600
Scheduled for Fall 2006
The australopithecines are one of the most enigmatic and controversial fossil groupings, in particular when discussing their relationship to modern humans. This course will explore the ecology, behavior and biology of the australopithecines, and how such aspects have been influenced by evolutionary factors and environmental change during the Pliocene and Pleistocene.
