ANTH 168 - Intro To Biological Anthro

Basic concepts and principles of organic evolution of humans. Living primate biology, behavior and history. Human origins and evolution as reconstructed from the fossil record and from genetic comparisons. Human population variation and continuing adaptation. Lab sections teach skills for making inferences about evolution, health, demography, and adaptation utilizing measurements and analyses of genetic, skeletal, and anthropometric data. Biological anthro foundations course. 4 credits. Offered every Spring semester