ANTH 446
Behavioral Inference & Fossils

Credit:  3 or 4 hours.


Theories and methods for interpreting behaviors inferred from the human and primate fossil record. Topics include discussions of adaptation, methods of inference in historical sciences, and practical experimental approaches to understanding aspects of diet, locomotor behavior and social organization in species known only from the fossil record. Same as IB 403. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: ANTH 240.