In The Beginning: An Introduction To Archaeology Book Pdfl
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ANTH 255 Anthropology of the African Past(GN) Honors Anthropology of the African Past: What makes us human? What are the anatomical and physiological differences between our primate cousins, and ourselves? What are the archaeological remains of our distant past? Do they provide clues about our evolutionary past, and how do they help us understand what made us human? This course uses evolutionary theory and archaeology to focus on the prehistoric origins of the human past, including the emergence of Homo sapiens and our ancestors and the resulting changes in our physical, social, and cultural characteristics. We will examine how these unique features of our species have evolved, and examine how they enable us to communicate and survive in the world we now inhabit. We will ask how these factors evolved, why they exist, and how they impact the modern world we live in. Readings will include excerpts from three classic and accessible popular science books in conjunction with articles from the primary literature.
ANTH 256 Building the Human Animal (3) (EC) Honors Building the Human Animal: How do animal bodies adapt to their environment? How is the shape of our bodies encoded in our genes, and how can the same genes be used to make animals as different as a fly and a human? How does evolution create such variety in animal forms? What are the evolutionary pressures that made us human? Can the origins of the human body be seen in less advanced animals? These are questions being asked and answered by the relatively new field of evolutionary and developmental biology (evo-devo). We will investigate these questions and learn how their answers help us better understand human evolutionary history. Readings will include excerpts from three classic and accessible popular science books in conjunction with articles from the primary literature. After a brief introduction into the broad field of Anthropology, we will learn how Darwin developed his theory of Natural Selection and show that evolution can actually be observed and tested in living organisms, such as the Galapagos finch. Next we will explore how genes are used to construct animals from single cells to the adult. We will find that similarities between humans and other animals run surprisingly deep. We will follow with a discussion of how these exciting advances can be communicated to the general public through popular writing and multimedia museum exhibits. This course will consist of lectures and discussions of the readings.
The book starts with an introduction on human evolution as a whole, including the out-of-Africa model, the evolution of primitive hominids into modern humans, and current theories on human origins. Exploring the early human fossil record and theories on how early humans lived, the book goes on to discuss adaptation, anatomy and physiology, behavior and psychology, and more. Emphasis is on a modern perspective, incorporating modern genetics, paleoanthropology, and archaeology. The eons of human evolution are covered, from the late Paleolithic to the present day, with modern human populations. Finale includes a bibliography of the best primary and secondary sources on human evolution. Second edition, 434 p., contains illustrations and maps. 827ec27edc