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INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Offered By: Foothill College via California Community Colleges System

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Evolutionary Biology Courses Archaeology Courses Genetics Courses Human Evolution Courses Natural Selection Courses Paleoanthropology Courses Primatology Courses

Course Description

Overview

Survey and investigation of the basic processes of evolution and their application to the development of modern humans. Impact of natural selection and genetics on development of new species. Evolutionary processes behind the physical and behavioral development of primates. History of the human lineage by reconstructing the fossil record, using investigations by paleoanthropologists, geologists, biologists, and archaeologists. Relationship between contemporary biology and behavior, facilitating an understanding of the effect of them upon future humankind.

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