Human Paleobiology

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This course provides a comprehensive survey of the fossil evidence for human origins. It will primarily focus on reconstructing the anatomy, behavior, and evolutionary relationships of early hominins and their immediate ancestors. Data from genetics, archaeology, paleoenvironmental sciences, geosciences, and other fields will be drawn upon as additional lines of evidence for generating and testing hypotheses about human evolutionary history. Prerequisite(s): A ANT 110 and A BIO 131.