PALEOANTHROPOLOGY I

Course Code:
FRSC 535
Course Group(s):
Anthropology Graduate Courses, Elective Courses
Active Term:
Fall
/ All
Course Description:

This two-course sequence (ANTH 535/ANTH 536) follows the development of the human species from our remote primate forbearers through the appearance of fully modern Homo sapiens. The student is familiarized with the methods and the data of human paleontology and comparative primatology and is shown the complex relationships, which exist between biological and cultural evolution. Part focuses on primate evolution and the evolutionary history of Australopithecines.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45