2.Introduction to Biological Anthropology

Core Paper

Credits: Papers X (Theory +Practical) = 14 X (4+2) = 84

 Introduction to Biological Anthropology

Theory Credit- 4

Unit I: History and development of understanding human variation and evolutionary

thought. Theories of evolution.

• Human variation and evolution in ancient times pre-19th and post-19thCentury.
• Theories of evolution. Lamarckism, Neo Lamarckism, Darwinism, Synthetic theory, Mutation and Neo-Mutation theory.

Unit II: History of Physical Anthropology and development of Modern Biological anthropology,aim,scope and its relationship with allied disciplines.

• Difference in the approaches of modern and traditional Biological Anthropology, with emphasis on human evolution.

Unit III: Non-human primates in relation to human evolution

1. Classification and characteristics of living primates.
2. Comparative anatomy and behaviour of human and non-human primates.
3. Significance of non-human primate study in Biological Anthropology.

Unit IV: Great divisions of humanity

1. A comparative account of various racial classifications (Hooton, Deniker, Risley and Guha) UNESCO Statement on Race.
2. Recent understanding of human biological categories in the context of human genome research.

Practicals Credit-2

Somatometry

1. Maximum head length 2. Maximum head breadth 

3. Minimum frontal breadth 

4. Maximum bizygomatic breadth 5. Bigonial breadth 

6. Nasal height 

7. Nasal length 

8. Nasal breadth 

9. Physiognomic facial height

10. Morphological facial height

11. Physiognomic upper facial height

12. Morphological upper facial height

13. Head circumference

14. Stature

15. Sitting height

16. Body weight

Somatoscopy

1. Head form 

2. Hair form 

3. Facial form 

4. Eye form

5. Nose form

Suggested Readings

Suggested Readings

6. Hair colour 

7. Eye colour 

8. Skin colour