ARCH 333 — Introduction to Physical Anthropology
Archaeology and Heritage Studies · University of Ghana
This course is a survey of human evolution, variation and adaptation. Knowledge about human beings as biological organisms is integrated with human ways of life for a bio-cultural approach to human evolution. The student will learn about human and non-human primates, human heredity, and variability of modern populations and fossil records of early hominids and hominoids. The course will enable the student to think critically about human evolution and diversity, and to link the view of the past to the present conditions of human species. *ARCH 421: Archaeological Field Methods and Techniques The course involves the participation of the student in actual fieldwork over a six-week period. While in the field, the student will learn and practice various methods and techniques which Archaeologists employ to gather primary data. Practical work will be combined with formal lectures and seminars. In addition to living under and experiencing actual conditions of field research, the student will train in archaeological field survey, which will include excavation. She or he will also train in data processing, recording, analysis, and interpretation, and in packing and shipping of collections.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- ARCH 321 — Archaeology and the Natural Environment
- ARCH 323 — Method and Theory of Archaeology
- ARCH 324 — Ethno-Archaeology of Africa
- ARCH 325 — Foragers and Far ers in West Africa’s Prehistory
- ARCH 326 — Public Policy and Heritage Management in Ghana
- ARCH 327 — Introduction to Theories of Culture
- ARCH 328 — Archaeology, Anthropology and Cultural Evolution
- ARCH 329 — Archaeology and Tourism in Ghana
- ARCH 330 — Introduction to Human Osteology and Forensic Anthropology
- ARCH 331 — Art History of Ghana
- ARCH 111 — Approaches to the Study of the Past
- ARCH 112 — Archaeology and the African Cultural Heritage
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).