ANTHR 1300 - Human Evolution: Genes, Behavior, and the Fossil Record

(BIO-AS, PBSS-AS)

Winter, Spring, Summer. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Spring: A. Arcadi; Summer, Winter: M. Small.

The evolution of humankind is explored through the fossil record, studies of the biological differences among current human populations, and a comparison with our closest relatives, the primates. This course investigates the roots of human biology and behavior with an evolutionary framework.