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Prof. Trubitt: Intro to Physical Anthro & Archeology
ANT 2023
Students in this course will learn about human biological and cultural development using genetics, primate studies, fossil evidence, and archeological evidence from tools and sites. The methods and techniques of physical anthropology and archeology will be reviewed. This course covers a range of issues from comparisons between humans and other primates, to the origins of tool use, speech, and ritual behavior among humans, to the rise of civilizations around the world. Note: You will be exposed to modern evolutionary theory in this class.
Your professor:
Mary Beth Trubitt, Ph.D.
Office: Huneycutt House
Telephone: 870-230-5510
Email: trubitm@hsu.edu
SPRING 2012
Class location: Huneycutt House
Tues/Thurs 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Students: for more detailed info, see ANGEL.
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Web page last updated: January 14, 2012.
Web page contact: M. B. Trubitt, trubitm@hsu.edu .
Our textbook is:
Understanding Humans: Introduction to Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, by Lewis, Jurmain, and Kilgore (Cengage, 10th ed., 2010).
A copy of the textbook is on reserve in Huie Library.
Brief schedule of topics:
Week 1: An introduction to Anthropology.
Weeks 2, 3, and 4: Principles of biological evolution. Primates.
First midterm exam: February 16th.
Weeks 6, 7, 8, and 9: Methods for understanding the past. Human evolution through Neandertals.
Second midterm exam: March 15th.
Weeks 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15: The archeology of modern humans. Origins of domestication. Civilization in the ancient Near East and Mesoamerica.
Final exam: Tuesday, May 8th, 10am-noon.
Here are some handy websites for further information about anthropology:
| Links on the field of anthropology: American Anthropological Association Smithsonian's NMNH, Anthropology |
Links on careers in anthropology: Careers in archaeology (special issue of SAA Archaeological Record) |
Frequently Asked Questions about a Career in Archaeology A good source for maps is the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection (UT-Austin) Handy source for world information is CIA's World Factbook Avoid plagiarism by looking at these Northwestern Univ. or Univ. of California-Davis webpages |
Picture credit: Northwestern University Library, Edward S. Curtis's 'The North American Indian': The Photographic Images, 2001. |
Intro to Physical Anthro and Archeology covers a lot of territory! Here are some links to further information:
Genetics, Primates, and Human Origins: Mendel's Genetics Smithsonian's Human Origins Program |
Archeology: National Park Service, Links to the Past |
Topics/Areas in Archeology: Kennewick Man: |
underwater archeology: Institute of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A&M historical archeology: The Plymouth Colony Archive Project at the University of Virginia Near Eastern archeology: Çatalhöyük: Excavations of a Neolithic Anatolian Höyük Hacinebi Archaeological Excavations Mesoamerican archeology: Caracol site (Belize) |
