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Biological Anthropology: An Evolutionary Perspective

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Overview

Take a glimpse into our selected primate heritage to understand the forces that continue to shape us.

Syllabus

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  • 01: What is Biological Anthropology?
  • 02: How Evolution Works
  • 03: The Debate Over Evolution
  • 04: Matter Arising-New Species
  • 05: Prosimians, Monkeys, and Apes
  • 06: Monkey and Ape Social Behavior
  • 07: The Mind of the Great Ape
  • 08: Models for Human Ancestors?
  • 09: Introducing the Hominids
  • 10: Lucy and Company
  • 11: Stones and Bones
  • 12: Out of Africa
  • 13: Who Were the Neandertals?
  • 14: Did Hunting Make Us Human?
  • 15: The Prehistory of Gender
  • 16: Modern Human Anatomy and Behavior
  • 17: On the Origins of Homo sapiens
  • 18: Language
  • 19: Do Human Races Exist?
  • 20: Modern Human Variation
  • 21: Body Fat, Diet, and Obesity
  • 22: The Body and Mind Evolving
  • 23: Tyranny of the Gene?
  • 24: Evolution and Our Future

Taught by

Barbara J. King

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