The fossil evidence for human evolution, the genetics of human variation and evolution, the study of living nonhuman primates, and the fossil record and its interpretation. David Browman A study of predecessors of the Eskimo, Northwest Coast Indians, Pueblo dwellers, mound builders, and other North American Indian groups and the development of pre-Columbian culture in North America. McMillan 101 Brian Howell Influence of transnational social, economic, and political relations on local communities. An introduction to the arts among a broad range of native peoples who inhabited North, Middle, and South America.
Course begins with basic concepts of art and anthropology.
Emphasis is on the iconography found in various art styles, particularly the prehistoric rock carvings and paintings left by Native Americans throughout the New World. Oral traditions and myths found in the ethnographic record provide fascinating associations and interpretations. McMillan 101 Gayle J. Fritz Interrelationships between plants and people, especially in past societies. Modern efforts to understand and preserve threatened traditional ethnobotanical practices. Additional class-time, writing, and research will be expected.