INTRO/BIOLOGICAL ANTH LAB

Catalog description

This laboratory course is offered as a complement to ANTH 001: Introduction to Biological Anthropology, either taken concurrently or in a subsequent term. Laboratory exercises are designed to introduce students to the scientific method and techniques used in physical/biological anthropology research. Application of the scientific method to explore molecular biology, Mendelian and population genetics, modern human variation, comparative human and non-human primate anatomy and behavior, the primate and hominin fossil record, forensic anthropology, forensic analysis, and other resources to investigate processes that affect human evolution. May require participation in field trips at alternative class meeting times. (C-ID: ANTH 115L)