1. Briefly describe the discipline and sub-fields of anthropology and how does anthropology qualify as both a science and a humanistic discipline. How does anthropology differ form other social sciences such as sociology and what are the ethical concerns raised in the chapter.
2. How can anthropology be 'applied'.

1. How do archeologists locate a site or a locality?
2. How are fossils identified and preserved?
3. How does 'stratification' work and how is a site prepared and excavated?
4. Describe the different types of dating methods and discuss the role of technology etc. in the ongoing process of discovery?

1. Describe the basic principals of darwin's theory of evolution. How was his theory received and what is creationism?
2. Starting with the Hardy-Weinberg Principal, how does natural selection work; explore the role of genetics, and what is sickle-cell anemia?
3. How does the process of evolution produce new forms of organisms; differentiate between linear, divergent, and convergent evolution. Distinguish between species and race.

1. What are the basic characteristics shared by all primates and what is the evolutionary relationship between humans and other primates?
2. Briefly outline the important elements of primate behavior: for example sexual behavior, dominance hierarchies, tool use, etc.

1. The first primates arose in the Paleocene(65mya). Why? In the Oligocene(34-23mya), monkeys replaced

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