Instructional Video11:52
PBS

The Humans That Lived Before Us

12th - Higher Ed
As more and more fossil ancestors have been found, our genus has become more and more inclusive, incorporating more members that look less like us, Homo sapiens. By getting to know these other hominins--the ones who came before us--we...
Instructional Video5:38
Professor Dave Explains

History of Biological Anthropology (Up to Genetics)

9th - Higher Ed
Biological anthropology is all about studying human biology in an evolutionary framework. How did Homo sapiens come to be? Perhaps more importantly, how did this field come to be, and how has it developed over time? Let's take a look at...
Instructional Video7:17
Professor Dave Explains

Introduction to Anthropology

9th - Higher Ed
Humans go by the name of Homo sapiens. How did our species come to be? How and when was human civilization developed? The fields that seek to answer these huge questions are anthropology and archeology. We will study the evolution of...