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Physical Anthropology: The Evolving Human

Physical Anthropology: The Evolving Human provides students with an understanding of human evolution and diversity from a biological perspective. While new techniques and discoveries are continuing to alter our understanding of the human species and its place in the biological world, this course provides the student with essential tools to appreciate the key theoretical and methodological issues involved in this sub-discipline of anthropology.

Titles in this series

17 films

2008 · 30m

A New Hominin

About 1.8 million years ago, a new species of Homo appears in East Africa, a species that will…

2008 · 30m

Applied Anthropology

The video opens by defining applied anthropology as a field of study in which anthropological knowledge and methods…

2008 · 30m

Biological Basis for Life

The secrets of the cell are revealed to students. They will learn basic structure of the cell and…

2008 · 30m

Development of Evolutionary Theory

Evolutionary theory provides a foundation for the study of physical anthropology. In this video, experts guide students through…

2008 · 30m

Heredity & Evolution

We are all aware that we have inherited certain traits from our parents. How are these inherited characteristics…

2008 · 30m

Macroevolution

A key question of macroevolution is, What distinguishes a species? This leads to taxonomy and discussion of the…

2008 · 30m

Methods of Paleoanthropology

Experts at the cutting edge of paleoanthropological research show how it?s done. In this video, students are introduced…

2008 · 30m

Patterns of Adaptation

How do humans adapt to environmental challenges? In this video, experts explore this question from many angles. The…

2008 · 30m

Patterns of Variation

The video begins with comments on some instances of ethnic genocide that have occurred in the past in…

2008 · 30m

Premodern Humans

Around 780,000 years ago a new species of Homo appears, perhaps descended from the hominins that lived in…

2008 · 30m

Primate Behaviour

This lesson tackles why we study the behavior of nonhuman primates and how their behavior patterns can be…

2008 · 30m

The First Bipeds

The key trait that makes a hominoid a hominin is evidence for bipedalism. In this video experts discuss…

2008 · 30m

The Living Primates

This video succinctly presents a portrait of what it is to be a primate with adaptation to an…