Description
Human evolution has been driven by the complex interplay of environmental factors, cultural technologies, and biological adaptations. In this class and its associated laboratory section, we will provide a brief introduction to the diverse methods that researchers have developed to study these interactions, with an emphasis on relationship between culture and biology. Students will learn basic evolutionary theory, examine humans and our relationship to living and extinct primates, explore the concept of race and human biological variation, and introduce modem applications of biological anthropology including forensics, epidemiology, and medical anthropology.