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4.00 Credits
The nature of science, disciplinary inquiry, and the changing intellectual, institutional, and material context of the development of anthropology in the modern world. Identification of significant issues, schools of thought, and historic persons. Training in scholarly procedure, library research, bibliography, and professional format and style. Prerequisites: At least one of the following: ANTH 201, 202, 203 and upper-division standing, or consent of instructor. (ANTH 342 recommended.)
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4.00 Credits
In this course we review 1) the processes of speciation and adaptive radiation; 2) the principles of taxonomic classification of species into higher level groupings; 3) the geological time scale and principles of geologic dating of fossils. Using this background, we review the fossil evidence for human evolution in Africa, Asia, and Europe during the Pliocene-Pleistocene epochs. The fossil evidence is treated in temporal, geological, and geographic contexts. The primary focus is on the evolutionary implications of the fossil evidence for understanding the evolution of human bodies and behavior. Implications for the emergence of modern human races are also considered. Prerequisite: ANTH 201 for ANTH majors; ANTH 201 or BIOL 110 or 115 for non-majors, upper-division standing, or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the current theoretical frameworks for explaining the evolution of sex differences in humans. Issues addressed include: evolution of behavior; sex differences in morphology and behavior; ecological basis of sex differences; and sex differences in hominin evolution. Prerequisites: Anth 201 for ANTH majors; ANTH 201 or BIOL 110 or 115 for non-majors, upper-division standing, or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
In-depth examination of a specific topic within biological anthropology. Topics vary with each offering and might include: history of biological anthropology, human behavioral ecology, biology of beauty, human variation, and evolution of human and/or primate social behavior. May be repeated for credit with permission of chair if topic differs. Prerequisites: for ANTH majors: Anth 201; for non-majors: ANTH 201 or BIOL 110 or 115, upper-division standing, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of developmental and evolutionary aspects of human reproductive biology and behavior from fetal through adult stages. Topics might include: sexual selection and life history perspectives on fetal sex differentiation; gender identity; sex role development; puberty and secondary sexual characteristics; and mate choice. Satisfies GE, category E (The Integrated Person). Prerequisite: for ANTH majors: ANTH 201; for non-majors: ANTH 201 or BIOL 110 or 115 and upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Occasionally cross-listed as HD 318.
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the history, methods, and issues of the field of historical archaeology. Extensive readings provide examples of archaeology from post-1300s contexts in North America, Africa, Australia, and Latin America. Topics covered range from archaeological approaches to ethnic, gender, and class diversity to the study of large-scale processes of colonialism, industrialism, and global expansion. Broader issues discussed include the relationships between history and anthropology, the cross-cultural impact of European expansion, and the development of contemporary industrial societies. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
A global survey of the human past from the earliest evidence of tool use to the emergence of stratified urban societies. Emphasis is on the complex diversity of past lifeways, including the reconstruction of human social and material life, the development of different social systems, and connections between societies and their physical environment. Limited discussion of relevant archaeological methods of reconstruction and analysis. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Topics vary with each offering; may be repeated for credit with permission of chair. Possible topics might include: environmental adaptation in foraging groups, Holocene transition studies, early food production, emergent cultural complexity, technological innovation and change, regional studies, materials analysis, and geoarchaeology. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
This course is a broad survey of the regions, periods, and issues relevant to the study of the North American archaeological record. Topics range from the human settlement of the hemisphere, and the many diverse cultural histories of the continent, through the development of key cultural components such as trade and exchange networks, food production systems, and urban societies, to the increasing impact of cultural resource legislation and the views and interests of modern indigenous populations on contemporary archaeological practice. Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A comparative exploration of the major differences in human experience and life cycle on the level of the individual and the community in three major cultures of the world, one of which will be the culture(s) of the United States. Not applicable to the Cultural Analysis and Theory core requirement for the anthropology major. Satisfies upper-division GE, category E (The Integrated Person). Prerequisites: upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
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