University of Toronto at Scarborough Division of Social Sciences

INTRODUCTION TO Physical Anthropology
Ant. B15Y Spring 2003
Prof. Frances D. Burton
Teaching Assistant: Kaila Folinsbee
COURSE OUTLINE
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The textbook for this semester will be, BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY by Michael Park. (McGraw Hill, 3ed 2001)
Additional readings will be distributed in class and tutorial.
Week of
 Lecture content Readings Tutorial summary
Jan 6 Overview: Interests, goals, methods. This semester. ch 5,6 Anat. directions
13 Unit 1. Primates: introduction. Our place in nature: who we are; how we know ch 7 film
20 Primates: social intelligence & evolution ch 8 film
27 Zoo research: at MTZ ch 8:164 zoo
Feb 3 Unit 2. Osteology: The anatomical basis: historical significance; plasticity ch 9:188 limbs
10 Osteology ch 9 skull, pelves
17-21 READING WEEK
24 Gardiner Museum: growth & development proj.
PROJECT ONE DUE [ZOO]		 ch 15:416-427 Gardiner
Mar 3 Unit 3. Paleontology: earliest primates to Australopiths ch.10 comp. anat.
Mar 10 Paleo continued: to Homo ch 11 fossils
17 continued: to modern humans 
PROJECT 2 DUE [GARDINER]		 ch 12 fossils
24 Unit 4. Anthropology of food: we are what we eat; and why (Nutrition) ch 13 diet analy; BMI
31 Diseases of poor nutrition Readings on res. slide quiz 5%
Apr 4 Slide quiz 5% PROJECT 3 DUE [FOOD]   measurements
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