(L-R) Katie Kang and Chelsea Alexander analyze a femur bone during an anthropology lab in the Elm Building in room 1709 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif, on April 9, 2019.
(L-R) Hannah Haines and Marina Scheerson laugh as they figure out how to measure and identify a femur bone during an anthropology lab in the Elm Building in room 1709 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif, on April 9, 2019. Instructor of Anthropology Ronald Faulseit looks over in the background to assist the students.
Students study and analyze different human bones during the antropology lab in the Elm building in room 1709 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on April 9, 2019. Ronald Faulseit stands on the right with a femur bone as he assists the class. (Photo by: Chelsea Westman)
A human skull is on display during an anthropology lab in the Elm Building in room 1709 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif, on April 9, 2019. Students are identifying different bones in preparation for an exam. (Photo by: Chelsea Westman)
Vanessa Merrit tudies and writes down notes during the antropology lab in the Elm building in room 1709 at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on April 9, 2019. (Photo by: Chelsea Westman)
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Evolution is one of many theoretical debates on how people came to be.
One thing that can be said and hold true to almost everyone is that the human skeleton isn’t easy to understand.
Students who take the Anthropology 111 lab class have to observe and measure everything from differences in skull sizes to seeing how big a toe is.
Just knowing something as simple as the shape and size of teeth can give anthropologists an idea on what our ancestors once ate.
With the combination of Anthropology 101, this laboratory class can be taken to complete general education requirements in biological science.
