ANTH 2062 Physical Anthropology & Archeology
This course presents an introduction to the study of human adaptation to physical and social environments from early primates to modern humans. The course traces cultural and physical development from the earliest human ancestors through modern civilization, with an emphasis on material culture and the physical body and what we can infer from that evidence about the mind. Topics will include evolution, primate physical and social adaptations and behavior, tool-making, the rise of agriculture and warfare, the first cities, the first kingdoms, and the origins of such human activities as art, religion, music, and others.