ANTH 1L - BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY

    Recent Professors
    JOHN WOLF, JENNIFER PRICE, JULIE JENKINS, ANA GONZALEZ, LINDA NEFF
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027, Winter 2027, Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026
    Class Size
    10–30 students
    Credits
    1
    Spring 2027 Sections
    View Spring 2027 sections of ANTH 1L
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5C · IGETC Area 5B · CSU GE Area B3
    Description
    Introductory laboratory course focusing on scientific methodology to explore/experiment with topics from anthropology lecture sections. Topics include Mendelian genetics, population genetics, human variability, forensics, medical anthropology, epidemiology, hominin dietary patterns, non-human primates, primate dental and skeletal anatomy, fossil hominins, chronometric dating, environmental challenges to hominins, environmental impact of hominin behavior, general methodologies utilized in physical anthropological research, and the general study of hominins as bio-culturally adapting animals.
    Usually Held
    Mon 1:00pm–3:50pm, Tue 12:00pm–2:50pm, Wed 1:00pm–3:50pm