The assignment questions at the beginning of each unit tell students what information to
seek when reading the textbook and lecture. For example, the assignment for unit one states:
ASSIGNMENT: Provide brief responses to questions 1-4 and post your answer for
question 5 on the bulletin board. 1. What kinds of information can a physical
anthropologist learn from the skeleton? 2. If you were the physical anthropologist on an
archaeological dig, what are three important questions you would want to answer based
on your analysis of the human skeletal remains? 3. If you were the forensic
anthropologist for a criminal investigation such as a homicide, what are three important
questions you would want to answer based on your analysis of the human skeletal