The development of evolutionary theory; the inheritance of biological traits; microevolution in human populations; human variation and adaptation; an overview of the nonhuman primates; primate behaviour; mammalian/primate evolutionary history; paleoanthropology; hominid origins; early hominids - organization and interpretation; homo erectus; homo sapiens; archaeological approaches to later prehistory; domestication and agriculture; the rise of ancient civilizations; new world civilizations.