ANTH 105: Introduction to Biological Anthropology - Todd   Tags: anthropology, todd  

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ANTH 105: Introduction to Biological Anthropology

The Healey Library staff created this guide to the best scholarship, research and knowledge regarding Biological Anthropology: Spring 2010 Just click on the tabs above Please give Professor Todd feedback on whether this guide is useful, and/or how it can be improved IMAGE: Eliana Taveras contemplates evolution at the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology; photo by Amy Todd

The study of human biological evolution and human population variation. This course introduces the history, theory, and methods of research in biological anthropology through lectures and hands-on exercises. Major topics include: geological time, classification, and the place of humans in the animal world; evidence for primate and human evolution; evolutionary theory and genetics; and discussion of the evolutionary forces involved in producing human population variation.