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Topics in Human
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ANTH 239 (Topics in Human Evolution) is taught by Dr. John Relethford
in the Department of Anthropology
at the State
University of New York College at Oneonta,
located in (where else?) Oneonta,
New York. This course provides an examination of key topics and debates in the study of human evolution. Topics include: classification of humans and apes; the divergence of ape and human lines; the origin of bipedalism; the use of primate models in the study of human origins; the rise of the genus Homo; the role of hunting in human evolution; the origin of culture; the origin of language; the origin of modern humans; the fate of the Neandertals; the dispersion of modern humans; the origin and spread of agriculture; the peopling of the New World; and the continuing and future evolution of humanity, among others. Prerequisite: ANTH 101 or ANTH 130. |
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