ANT100Y1 Lecture : Evolutionary Anthropology

• School: UTSG
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANT100Y1
• Professor: Christopher Watts

Document Summary

application of modern evolutionary theory to studies of morphology, ecology, behavior of human and non-human primates. anatomy -> investigation of psych -> field studies. bio evo of primates; advent of and changes in human cultural activities. Social, environmental, biological factors influence health and illness at community, regional, national and global levels. Focuses only on skeletal remains of humans forensic anthropologists seek to determine age, sex, stature, ancestry trauma, disease of deceased. how does evo work and apply to us. what are bio characteristics of our species. Physical record of evolution (paleoanthropology) and how do we see this in the fossils of extinct forms of humans. Evolutionary anthropology grounded in scientific method: state problem, gather info, form hypothesis, test hypothesis, record and analyze data, state conclusion, repeat work www. notesolution. com. concept of evo ant changed; 200 years ago, notion that humans undergoing evo was heresy in many places.