Out of the Whirlwind: Archaeology, Human Origins, and Computational Methods
HEB 196
Subject & Catalog Number
Jointly Offered with:
Faculty of Arts & Sciences as ANTHRO 2021
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Description
The story of human origins has radically transformed in the last decade thanks to the integration of diverse data sources in Earth science, climatology, chemistry, genetics, and proteomics. In this course we will review key developments in archaeology and human evolution while introducing statistical and modeling techniques to understand data. Students will work on laboratory exercises that will teach aspects of climate and Earth sciences, probability and Bayesian inference, and forward and inverse modeling. The course will conclude with student projects supported by the course. No prior coding experience is necessary.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Human Biology, Behavior,& Evol
Course Component
Seminar
Subject
Human Evolutionary Biology
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
Exam/Final Deadline
Dec. 14, 2026
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Science & Engineering & Applied Science
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
