This course focuses on human-animal interactions in the past and covers how humans have shaped the geographic ranges and behaviors of animals today. Questions on whether humans caused prehistoric animal extinctions and how animal domestication occurred will be explored using evidence from archaeological and paleontological records around the world.
Prerequisites: For BIOL-BS, BIOL-MINR, and BIOE-BS students: BIOL 102; for all others: ANTH 101, ANTH 104, BIOL 102, ENVS 101, or ENVS 137.
Outcomes: Students will demonstrate an understanding of how archaeologists use empirical data to answer questions about prehistoric human-animal interactions.
Prerequisites: For BIOL-BS, BIOL-MINR, and BIOE-BS students: BIOL 102; for all others: ANTH 101, ANTH 104, BIOL 102, ENVS 101, or ENVS 137.
Outcomes: Students will demonstrate an understanding of how archaeologists use empirical data to answer questions about prehistoric human-animal interactions.