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Understanding Humans: Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 10th Edition
By Barry Lewis, Robert Jurmain, Lynn Kilgore
(Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 2010)
ISBN-10: 0495604747
ISBN-13: 9780495604747

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ANTHROPOLOGY

Week 01
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  • Ch. 1, "Introduction to Anthropology," pp. 1-18

  • Page through the "Glossary," pp. 441-450
HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION
  • Ch. 2, "The Development of Evolutionary Theory," pp. 19-36

  • Page through "Appendix A: Atlas of Primate Skeletal Anatomy," pp. 425-432
  • Ch. 3, "Heredity and Evolution" pp. 37-70
  • Ch. 4, "Modern Human Variation and Adaptation," pp. 71-98
  • Ch. 5, "Macroevolution: Processes of Vertebrate and Mammalian Evolution," pp. 99 -116
    • read and study for basic concepts and definitions
    • the main concepts and definitions will be reviewed in class
    • do not worry too much about the biochemistry and biostatistics

  • Page through "Appendix C: Population Genetics," pp. 438-440

(Check the Week 03 Assignments page for list of terms)
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PRIMATES
  • Ch. 6, "An Overview of the Primates," pp. 117-148
  • Ch. 7, "Primate Behavior," pp. 149-174
for basic concepts
(Check the Week 05 Assignments page for focus recommendations)

assignment (after exam)

  • Ch. 8, "Understanding the Past: Archaeological and Paleoanthropological Methods," pp. 175-200


Exam #1
on Chs. 01-07, and other class materials

The DAY Midterm Exam Part I is scheduled for Week 06 Day 11, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 (on chs. 01-07)

The CE Midterm Exam Part I is scheduled for Week 06, Monday, 17 October 2011, on Chs. 1-7

 


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PALEOANTHROPOLOGY / FOSSIL HOMININS
  • Ch. 9, "Hominin Origins" pp. 201-232
  • Ch. 10, "The Earliest Dispersal of the Genus Homo: Homo erectus and Contemporaries," pp. 233-254
  • Ch. 11, "Premodern Humans," pp. 255-282

assignment (after exam)

  • Begin Ch. 12, "The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans," pp. 283-310


Exam #2
on Chs. 08-12, and other class materials

The the DAY Midterm Exam Part II Week 10 Day 20, is scheduled for Thursday, 10 November 2011, on Chs. 8-11

The CE Midterm Exam Part II will be Week 11, Monday, 21 November 2011, on Chs. 8-11, 5:00-6:30

 


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ARCHAEOLOGY
  • REM Ch. 12, "The Origin and Dispersal of Modern Humans," pp. 283-310
  • Ch. 13, "Early Holocene Hunters and Gatherers," pp. 311-344
  • Ch. 14, "Food Production," pp. 345-386
  • Ch. 15, "The First Civilizations," pp. 387-424

  • Review, and prepare for the Final Exam

Final Exam: The final exam will be cumulative in a general sense, although Chs. 13-16 will be covered in the same detail as the quizes.

The f2011 DAY Final Prehistoric Cultures Exam will be 2:00-3:55 p.m., Wednesday, 21 December 2011 in Cina 214

The f2011 CE Prehistoric Cultures Final Exam will be Monday, 19 December 2011, 06:00 - 07:55 p.m. in Cina 214 (n.b. not 5:00)

 

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