Overview
Description
Review of current debates surrounding human colonization of North and South America during the Pleistoscene, drawing upon archaeological, biological and linguistic evidence.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Even Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate understanding of the major competing models that explain the timing, origins, routes, and ecology of the first Americans.
- describe the various types of evidence and methods used by anthropologists to investigate these issues, and understand their strengths and limitations in constructing models of the colonization of the New World.
- re-evaluate and reconsider competing peopling models as new anthropological discoveries are made.