Biomolecular Archaeology: Are You What You Eat?

ANTHROPOLOGY 4565

A revolution is underway in archaeology. Working at the cutting edge of isotopic and genetic technologies, researchers have been probing the building blocks of ancient proteins, life-DNA, fats and microfossils - to rewrite our understanding of the past. Their discoveries and analyses have helped revise the human genealogical tree and answer such questions as: Are you what you eat? How different are we from the Neanderthals? Who first domesticated plants and animals? What was life like for our ancestors? In this class, we will address those fundamental issues to understanding human nature. Here is science at its most engaging.
Course Attributes: EN S; AS SSC; FA SSC; AR SSC

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Biomolecular Archaeology: Are You What You Eat?
INSTRUCTOR: Liu
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