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An introduction to palaeoanthropology

Course
2011-2012

Compulsory attendance

Yes.

Admission requirements

Successful completion of entrance examination (reading list).

Description

This course introduces the field of Palaeoanthropology with a focus on the skeletal evidence to RMA-students. It presents The MPI-EVA and new methods in palaeoanthropology (dental studies, life history, diet).

Course objectives

  • Knowledge of key species in hominin evolution, with a focus on Eurasian Middle and Late Pleistocene;

  • Knowledge of scientific methods for the study of human evolution;

  • Insights into the interdisciplinary character of Palaeoanthropology and the progress made in recent years by the integration of various approaches.

Timetable

Course schedule details can be found in the RMA time schedule.

Mode of instruction

  • Lectures;

  • Literature study.

Assessment method

  • Entrance examination (25%);

  • Written assignment (75%) on one of the topics addressed during the one-week lecture series, to be submitted one month after the lectures.

Reading list

R. Klein, The Human Career (3rd edition). Chicago University Press (2009), chapters 5, 6, 8.

Registration

Register for this course via uSis.
Instructions for registration can be found in the uSis manual.

Contact information

For more information about this course, please contact prof. dr J.A. Hublin.