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ANTH 1: Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Taylor)

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    This course examines the biological basis of being human. It compares us with our primate relatives, traces the evolution of our species from 4 million-year-old australopithecines, and accounts for the great anatomical and biochemical diversity among modern human populations. 

    Thumbnail: The original complete skull (without upper teeth and mandible) of a 2,1 million years old Australopithecus africanus specimen so-called "Mrs. Ples" (catalogue number STS 5, Sterkfontein cave, hominid fossil number 5), discovered in South Africa. Collection of the Transvaal Museum, Northern Flagship Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.(CC BY-SA 3.0; José Braga; Didier Descouens via Wikipedia)

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