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How Did Homo Sapiens Evolve?
- Compare and contrast the main ideas behind the replacement, regional continuity, and “mostly out of Africa” models to explain the origin and dispersal of Homo sapiens.
- Discuss the physical differences between anatomically modern humans and archaic populations of Homo.
- Discuss the archaeological and genetic evidence for the Asian origins of Native American populations.
- Discuss the diversity of Upper Paleolithic cultures and what this tells us about anatomically modern human creativity and intellectual abilities.
- Discuss the cultural adaptations of Neanderthals and their practices as observed in European archaeological sites.