ANTH 240 Introduction to Biological Anthropology

Introduces biological anthropology, a branch of anthropology that seeks to understand, from a biological point of view, what it means to be a human being. Provides the basics of the principles of genetics and inheritance, evolutionary theory, primate characteristics and behavior, the evolution of human and non-human primates through the fossil record as well as human diversity and adaptability by studying human biological and cultural evolution through an examination of hominin morphology, pre-human fossils, human variation, and cultural developments. Recommended: ANTH 101 or a basic understanding of human (or non-human) evolution.