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    COURSE GUIDEBOOK ; ee enoox Gitat Courses Biological Anthropology: An Evolutionary Perspective Professor Barbara J. King The College of William and Mary Biological Anthropology: An Evolutionary Perspective Patt Part I Bury “[ereqreg 10ssaj01 —pureg cansadsieg Areuopnjoag-wy— uBojodonpuy jeosojorg Lacy and Comps Lecture 11: Sener nd Bones Leste 12: Out of tn t r HE TEACHING COMPANY 1.800-TEACH-12 (1-800-832°3412) » wor Table of Contents Biological Anthropology: ‘An Evolutionary Perspective Part | Profesor Biography 7 i Course Scope sii sll Lecture One Whats Boloical Anropoloy? 3 Lecture Two How Evoaton Works. 6 Lecture Three The Debate Over Evolution = 5 Leste Four Mater Arising New Species. 2 Lecture Five Prsimians, Monkeys, and Apes Is estar Sis Menkes and Ape Soil Behavior. Lecture Seven ‘The Mind ofthe Great Ape. Lecture Fight Models for Hunan ARCELOR eens 2 Lecture Nine Inacing he Hola n Lecture Te Ley and Company 30 Lustre Eleven Stones and Bones 3 Lecture Twelve O41 6P Affe eee Tintin on = Glossary : ~ " Species Skates - ccm el Bibliography 46 Aoknowledgomen: Footage ofa hes monkey on Cayo Santiago provided by Christy otinan Biological Anthropology: An Evolutionary Perspective scope “These weny-four lectures preset dtd, opto-date mater about ll aspects ofthe evoluion of hunanis, Aime at hos who are cara abot rains "sa specis this course covers the wie range of tps the discipline a holga anthropology Biologia artrepogy tke it gral a anprehensive exploration ofthe Fores of ot ilo and culture that taped hin prehistory and continue a shape our ives ted. Flowing an inrodoctry explanation othe varus seen approaces that together ake up the eld of biolosclaropoly the nal etrs fous ‘om evlation and is mechani. Inptant cones, sich as Darwin's pieiple ‘tata selection, are define leary with real-life examples, and thelr Sigifianc is explained. What emerges fom this section ofthe course sam Undersendingof why evltion and religous Tah never need be opposed ‘whereas volo andthe tory of cretion aren diet conic (vith ‘roaionsm rejected by seen) Aplin these concep 0 coltionay histor, Lties Four though Eight ‘pore the orgs al hei of he nonhuman primates. As primates futeves. we bumans shire a 65sillon yer evliionary tory with rosimians monkeys, and apes. These lectures conente on primate bear. $Shoming how ouF ov engntion lng. en Kinship bonds developed owt of the abies presen in these primate relates. Parteular emphasis pu on the ‘rat pe, such as chlmpanzes tone animals loser tus genetically and beta than ay other The hominids our extn! ancestors har walked upright. evolved om a non acest ithe ret ees ners 7 milion yes af. The anatomy fd tehavior ofthese species, rangag Hom he famous “Lu.” othe les wel own but eal important °Narketome Boy, 10 the cave-dveling Neandertals ate profiled n Lectures Nine trugh Fen. These lcs Nahi ways in which biology and etre intersect allow formless to he reached inhuman prehistory Examples inclade the enlarged bain har allowed tone tools tobe manufactured forthe is tne by Rominis a2 § milion years go andthe neesing ‘cognitive sills and mona es tha ogee edo deliberate bral of the ‘ead by Neandertals abot 600 years ago. Two le trs deal wih 35 Felted wo gender in pehistory, aking what we can ow about he relative oles ‘females and males a hom soci, ‘vesues Siten trough Eighteen are devoted to he eign f moder aan ‘tomy, behavior, an language. Balog anvopologists hve ienifed a hey live oe te odes madem-numan remains at aout 125.000 yeas eo Ferrcasos made clear iulikey that hese erst Home sapiens coal fave evolved fom Neandertal. From shih hoa, the, did they ase? Wo ‘Niet eee of made harman cigs. sit had been the center for erty omini evolution? We cose two cmpeting moss nealing hese [hstons One model points ofa asthe sole ome of ou species, whereas The sher posits simukancous evolution in Aca, Asia, nd Europ, Even ore debated are he origins of modern human behavior and langage ‘ew evidence poi significant sits in bologkal antropoogist Cinerstanding ofeach of thee tops, Sitesi Aca ell that symbolism, ld inl raed fools mayne ist appeared at 3,000 year goo rope a ong thou even or log evolutionary histor or ngage outing a wl “The fal five etre consider moder human iin eoltonay perspective. ‘Rhea sonsenss conch in Woogical atropogy th the patie of ‘roping hom ina “races” Sed ca suppose gente as ial Smif forms te her of Lecae Nineteen, Subsequent etre explore ‘ays in whith voaton sare human anatomy and behavior, even, Tospeelic environment presses [Also considered tenth are fascinating new tggeston that modem holt robles and expect form Bellh phology hav risen sa det reslt [reondons ie furan pebisexy—condons o which We were once adaped ‘tno loser are Prepineysicknes and human mate choice are cae stoi in is soton “The course concludes wih a look at tenis century “gene disuse” ‘nhc unde power seven fo snes and genetic esearch as panacea forthe Tate An evi perspective els an understanding tha the kiship we Inns el wit ter primate species (bth ving an xine), a wel asthe Tels we collectively hae at ur disposal oe solving canis and tes prublems are based not on gente Rather, bey stem fom 3 Jamis ney Er bloical and elu ators at workout long evolu hist. erate a Lecture One What is Biological Anthropology? ‘Scope: Many disciplines, ranging fem psychology to sociology thistor take | the study of human Behavior a thecal Tous. Changes in ‘vor! pater over ie may bean explicit phasis in seme of ‘these dsilines. Only in andopolgy. and ost especialy inte ‘fed of biological antopolbg, however, he sy of humans ‘sppreaced within an ecltionary famevor “This inal lecture sets the age for ou course in two mor ways. We fist explore the range of topics studi by bileicalathropologis “Among ther, we wll emphasize the proses of evolon the ‘suomi and behasioralevolten of the priate, the ser texonori grouping to which humars Blots (and hat includes haan fncestrsvriaton sen in modern human populations tds, inching th variation sted by fens amtopelegst nd the gre to which our ciuot bev prters reflect ou evans history. Second, we ace hed o a question undergraduates sometimes pose: ‘Wht isalogieal antroplogy goed for? How cant lp me my ‘enlife? An evolutionary perspective on human beavie resus ia nor tha jot knowledge bout tes an sites—when ad Were i ‘Specie evolutionary milestones Hey occured, Rate, es a0 3 Sndow on th ast and fture of our species. n entiey new way of thinking comes sus when we consider the human species within fn evaitioneypospetve. Outline "he dite of antropong'f ule cher socialsciences in is exh ‘tsi generally and ewe ofthe evoltonary perspective special. A. Athmpologits are wel tow fr studying beavis! variation in ‘evil aru the word an endenor that as become nereasngy tore appreciated ste world's utes become iereasitaly Inareonected 'B. One subset of antopologss the bolo! antiropolsiss extends this crostutoal vw by adding tine depth. They expr the Fis ‘st hamaity wel bere the ine prod of writen secon nthe ‘modem oucenes fou long evlonay Bi. 1. Biological amiropolgists approach her subjest mate rom a variety of ances within the evoitionsy perspective. 'A» Anthropological geneticist rd evolutionary theorists lp laf bow processes of evolton once ocured and may now fest moder man ppelatns 1B Primstolopsts stdyaspects—evoluion, anatomy, and bhavion—of ‘hs mares of pina ving toy. The primates ae we Runa ‘ur loses ving relatives, th rosin, monkeys and apes. (C Palecathopologiss stud te anatomy of behave of th hominis, the went os forms hat ete inte evolutionary ine at. te rico moder bua. Bioogca anthropologist intrested in mode human variation ‘ond esench to dcover bow and why varios Ting popelatons {re sinilar and illest genetically, ratomeal, and bshavorly. Forensic nropologiss work oem human remain various oes Ren vith plication in egal ates ‘A inal group of iological andvopoloins works to sss the degree {fo which modern hur groupe ar "adapted ote past" that is. are ‘rcty affected by the eanins under bic ow species evolved i eps 6. Biological anvopologiss ae ely to wor wit selon fom ther ‘losely elated dsl. ‘ML Biological atropoogis see thelr dspine shaving gene practical se inthe modern word [A Although mes, dates, an ste locations ae important othe sty of ‘oli! antnoplogy adie to this course, they ae not a its er |B. Theevohtinary perspostive aks is ster —ovies and ot hands alike to embrace a sit in perspective. 1. As ban, maybe mare peaningtl to tink of uses as primates ser han a unig species. Weare ne the end Product of milo of years of evolution but one welhaapted peri in an aray of welh doped species Hing on Earth 12 HHowever, ou achievements as humans ve come about because of ‘ake mix of bolgical and cultural procs. C._Weniy gain insight into ve very downo-et sues by adopting ‘he evoainay iew of humas hisery 1. Why are humane pone choking wile we eat and oKower ack ‘in as we age? Our anatomical evolton gives ws chs 12. Why do chien lean complex guages eMoess, without ‘being diety ugh? Our socal evaution helps expan this mystey, 3 How can webring to ergs loge in dating with ‘intents ses, for example, wheter perceived rial “iernces are rooted in logy? Understanding thefts of amin evolon together wth hose of moder population ‘aria Tet spree aed on owe rer than oF ssampion Instn, he evolionary pepesive ia way of thinking bout human place the world and how we cn inpeove ou ves todey Essential Reading: Suman ct al rotion to Psical Areal hap ‘Questions to Consider: ave you already encountered the sbjet mater of biol anthropology ‘before erbrkig 0 this couse perhaps trough reading or musing bout ‘th human evoltonsy as? 2. Da you believe itis important for biological anthropology to have an ‘nied rasta ape as wll 6a purely scholarly and nelle fiction? a Lecture Two How Evolution Works Scope: One single concep isthe Best stating point for oar exploration of Thuan vaio perspective Like all ote eon eat, humans fave evohed. But what xa, does tis mean? By esabishing a Comino seo em and efits we wil tsb anshrig this ‘eso Evolution can be defined. as change inthe gents of & population. To grasp this definton We teed w understand serething hou genes, population, and specs, From thet, we ean proceed to ‘dace the mechanisms, or fore, bind evluinay change ‘Most imprint ofthe evolutionary fore snarl selon, ist

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