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ANTHR 101

Introductory Anthropology

3 units

Winter 2024

Readings

  • Through the Lens of Anthropology: An Introduction to Human Evolution and Culture (3rd edition, 2022) by Robert J. Muckle, Laura Tubelle de González, and Stacey L. Camp
    required
Winter 2023

Topics

  • Course Introduction
  • What is Anthropology?
  • Ways of Knowing
  • The Culture Concept
  • Introduction to Evolution
  • Introduction to Genetics
  • Microevolution
  • Macroevolution
  • Non-human Primates
  • The Fossil Context
  • Primate Evolution
  • Hominin Evolution
  • The First Humans
  • The Neanderthals
  • Modern Humans
  • The Archaeological Method
  • The Ethics of Archaeology
  • Environment and Diet
  • Human Remains
  • The First Farmers
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