Bibliograph

The rise of humans, great scientific debates, Professor John Hawks

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The rise of humans, great scientific debates, Professor John Hawks

Language

eng

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instructional materials

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Literary text for sound recordings

lectures speeches

Main title

The rise of humans

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sound recording

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Oclc number

915142783

Responsibility statement

Professor John Hawks

Series statement

Great courses

Sub title

great scientific debates

Summary

In this series of lectures, Professor Hawks surveys some of the greatest debates in the scientific community concerning the origin and rise of human beings. Was Australopithecus afarensis really our earliest ancestor? Did early humans arise in Africa alone, or in regions throughout the world? What role do Neanderthals play is our genetic heritage?

Table Of Contents

Ramapithecus: ape man -- Australopithecus afarensis: ancestor or not? -- Ardipithecus: hominin or not? -- Brain structure versus brain size -- The dietary hypothesis -- Africa or Asia? -- An ape's view of the Oldowan -- Who was homo habilis? -- How big was homo erectus? -- The movius line -- The hobbits of Flores -- Archaeology and cooperation -- Presapiens or preneanderthal? -- What do stone tools reveal about early man? -- Did neandertals speak? -- Neandertals: extinct or ancestors? -- Is our neandertal heritage important? -- Multiregional evolution versus out of Africa -- Climate's impact on our evolution -- Language: adaptation or spandrel? -- Why did humans start creating art? -- Clovis or preclovis? -- Farming: migration or diffusion? -- Are humans still evolving?

Target audience

adult

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