ANTH 121 : FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY (S)

An introduction to the physical history of the human species by studying our closest living primate relatives and analyzing fossil remains of early hominids. Students then study the evolution of human culture from the origins of humankind to the beginnings of the first literate civilizations in the Old and New Worlds. The course concludes by looking at physical variation, including the concept of race, in contemporary human populations. Cross listed as CJ 121.