We will discuss how apparently incongruent results such as these might be resolved. Particular topics that will be discussed in the class are modern human origins and diversity, evolutionary relationships among the great apes and humans, relationships within the New and Old World monkey groups, and in addition some topics on primate conservation genetics. No Data Given. Laboratory in Human Osteology. The course is concerned with the identification and interpretation of human skeletal remains.
Emphasis is placed on both the individual and populational levels of interpretation.
Topics include the basic biology of normal bone, pathology, and variation in form. The course is limited to 30 students. Four scheduled hours, and additional laboratory time. Permission of instructor is required. An undergraduate concentration in anthropology or its equivalent.