Chabot College Fall 2002
Course Outline for Anthropology 1L
PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY LABORATORY
Catalog Description:
1L - Physical Anthropology Laboratory 1 unit
Laboratory exercises developed as an adjunct to Anthropology 1 (Introduction to Physical
Anthropology) including the identification of fossils through examination of fossil casts, the study of human artifacts, observation of primate behavior and structure, and problemsolving in case studies of human genetics. Prerequisite: Anthropology 1 (may be taken concurrently). 3 hours laboratory.
[Typical contact hours: laboratory 52.5]
Prerequisite Skills:
None.
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
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4. use tools and methodology of physical anthropological inquiry; identify, measure, and interpret human skeletal anatomy with an emphasis on functional and comparative evolutionary anatomy; classify, identify, and analyze fossil hominids and artifacts;
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6. identify the structures and behaviors of specific primate species and analyze taxonomic issues of primate phylogeny; use fundamental processes of analysis in human genetics; apply computer models of nonhuman primate and hominid phylogeny.
Course Content:
1. Genetics: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, mitochondrial DNA studies, human population genetics
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Human osteology
Anthropometry
Human skeletal variation and forensic anthropology
Biological classification
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Comparison of skeletons of quadrapeds, bipeds and brachiators
Comparison of living primates
Observation of living primates: behavior and morphology
Early evolution of the primates
10. Miocene hominid evolution
11. Early hominids: australopithecines
12. Genus Homo

Chabot College
Course Outline for Anthropology 1L
Fall 2002
Methods of Presentation:
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Examination of hominid skeletal material, fossil casts, and artifacts
Internet workshops on population genetics, primate structure and behavior
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Genetic exercises
Zoo observation exercises
5. Instructor conferences
Assignments and Methods of Evaluating Student Progress :
1. Typical Assignments a. b. c.
Compare and contrast primate and hominid skeletal material
Prepare poster demonstration
Primate observation projects (Oakland or San Francisco Zoos)
2. Methods of Evlauating Student Progress a. b. c. d.
Primate observation project write-up
Exams and quizzes
Class participation
Final exam
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Textbook(s) (Typical):
Lab Manual and Workbook for Physical Anthropology, Dianne L. France, Wadsworth
Publishing Co., 2001, or latest edition.
Special Student Materials:
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Observation charts, clipboards
Computer diskettes
Tf: A:\Word\ANTHRO.1L.doc
Revised: 2-5-2002