Biological anthropology : an evolutionary perspective /

"In this course, award-winning teacher and scholar Barbara J. King--a William and Mary University Professor of Teaching Excellence from 1999-2002--delves into the story of how, why, where, and when we became human. These lectures will help you understand the forces that have shaped, and continu...

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Main Author: King, Barbara J., 1956-
Format: CD Audio Book
Language:English
Published: Springfield, VA : Teaching Co., [2002]
Series:Great courses (Compact disc)
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. lecture 1. What is biological anthropology ; lecture 2. How evolution works ; lecture 3. The debate over evolution ; lecture 4. Matter arising : new species ; lecture 5. Prosiminians, monkeys, and apes ; lecture 6. Monkey and ape social behavior ; lecture 7. The mind of the great ape ; lecture 8. Models for human ancestors ; lecture 9. Introducing the hominids ; lecture 10. Lucy and company ; lecture 11. Stones and bones ; lecture 12. Out of Africa
  • pt. II. lecture 13. Who were the Neandertals? ; lecture 14. Did hunting make us human? ; lecture 15. The prehistory of gender ; lecture 16. Modern human anatomy and behavior ; lecture 17. On the origins of Homo sapiens ; lecture 18. Language ; lecture 19. Do human races exist? ; lecture 20. Modern human variation ; lecture 21. Body fat, diet, and obesity ; lecture 22. The body and mind evolving ; lecture 23. Tyranny of the gene? ; lecture 24. Evolution and our future.