INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY 1: BIOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY [Archived Catalog]

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ANTH 0770 - INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY 1: BIOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Anthropology is the integrative study of who we are and where we come from. Anthropologists study all aspects of humans-including our evolution, our cultures, our languages, our histories, our entanglements with other living organisms, our health, our genetics, and so on. This course is a general introduction to the four fields of anthropology that looks at how anthropologists understand the cultural and physical aspects of humankind, past and present, across the world. This first part of a two semester course introduces the sub-disciplines of biological (aka physical) anthropology and archaeology. It addresses our primate origins and subsequent skeletal and biological evolution leading to an understanding of our bio-cultural selves today. The course also examines the development of culture through the study of artefacts (manufactured remains) of past human societies.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade

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