Universität Wien

300105 VO Human Evolution and Archaeological Science (2025W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Moodle

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Sprache: Deutsch, Englisch

Prüfungstermine

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

1. Prüfungstermin 28. 01. 2026 13:15-14:00

  • Mittwoch 08.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.005, Ebene 0
  • Mittwoch 15.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.005, Ebene 0
  • Mittwoch 22.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.005, Ebene 0
  • Mittwoch 29.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.005, Ebene 0
  • Mittwoch 05.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.005, Ebene 0
  • Mittwoch 12.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.005, Ebene 0
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  • Mittwoch 03.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.005, Ebene 0
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  • Mittwoch 07.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.005, Ebene 0
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Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

The course is designed as “Ringvorlesung”, meaning that 11 different speakers per semester will introduce aspects of their special fields (11 other speakers will talk in summer semester). All topics have in common that they are important in the context of human evolution and archaeological science, as it is realized in our research network HEAS. We target this course to all interested students from all branches of study to induce thinking across borders and interdisciplinary work. The winter semester course will include Human Evolution, Virtual Anthropology, Radiometric Dating, Geoarchaeology, Micro-Archaeology, Behaviour Genetics, Evol. Demography, Human Ecology, Paleogenetics, Human Life History, Osteology, Archaeology, Metal Technologies, Palaeontology, Palaeodiversity, Archaeological Prospection, and Digital Archaeology. The course is a lecture designed as front-of-class teaching.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Written test (single choice). No aids allowed.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Understanding the current topics, problems and methods in the fields of evolutionary and archaeological research as they were presented in the lecture.

1 (excellent) 100-85%, 2 (good) 84.99-75%, 3 (satisfactory) 74.99-65.0%, 4 (sufficient) 64.99-50.0%), 5 (not sufficient) <50.0%.

Prüfungsstoff

Attend lectures, taking notes, study lecture slides (Moodle) and bibliographic references given by the lecturers.

Literatur

Weber, G. W. 2023. Quantum Leaps in Human Biocultural Evolution and the Relationship to Cranial Capacity. Life 2023, 13, 1030.
Hershkovitz, I, Weber G. W. et al. 2018. The earliest humans outside Africa. Science 359, 456-459.
Weber, G.W. 2015. Virtual Anthropology. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology 156: 22-42.
Sykes, N. 2014. Beastly Questions: Animal Answers to Archaeological Issues. London: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Baker, P., Worley, F. 2019. Animal Bones and Archaeology https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/animal-bones-and-archaeology/animal-bones-archaeology-handbook/

Bogin, B., Varea, C., Hermanussen M., Scheffler C. 2018. Human life course biology: A centennial perspective of scholarship on the human pattern of physical growth and its place in human biocultural evolution. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 165: 834-954.
Schwartz G.T. (2012). Growth, Development, and Life History throughout the Evolution of Homo. Current Anthropology 53: S395-S408.

Edward J. Kormondy, Daniel E Brown: Fundamentals of Human Ecology. 1998.
Gerald G. Marten: Human Ecology. 2001.
Frederic Steiner: Human Ecology. How NAture and Culture shape our World. 2016.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

BAN 2, BBO 8, BMB 10, BMG 10, BOE 11, BPB 11, BZO 11

Letzte Änderung: Mo 27.07.2026 09:27