ANTH 3306 – Old World Prehistory: A Historical Perspective

(3 credits – TG) 3 hours lecture

This course follows the historical development of Physical Anthropology and Archaeology from early scientific thinkers in the natural sciences to the establishment of Anthropology as an academic discipline in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Emphasis is on humans’ place in nature, human variation, evolutionary theory, classification/typology/technology, chronology, and how cultural evolution is viewed.

Prerequisites: Anthropology 1101 or 1102 or 1104 or consent of the department.