Document Type
Syllabus
Publication Date
Spring 2023
Course Description
Have you ever imagined what life would be like if you had a kangaroo pouch? Or the lower limbs of a praying mantis? How about gills to breathe underwater? It’s easy to assume that humans were destined to look the way that we do, but in fact nothing is predetermined about evolution. So, then, why don’t we have a pouch or gills? Why do we walk on two legs? And why are we so different from every other animal on earth in term of our cognitive abilities—speaking language, making art, and asking ourselves such questions? This course will begin to unravel those mysteries for you.
Recommended Citation
Marshall, Lydia, "ANTH 153 Human Origins Marshall Spring 2023" (2023). All Course Syllabi. 218, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/records_syllabi/218