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300162 UE Debates in Evolutionary Anthropology (2023W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 07.09.2023 14:00 to Th 21.09.2023 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Su 15.10.2023 18:00
Details
max. 15 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Monday 02.10.23 3pm to 4.30pm Course Introduction
The course on 02.12.23 has moved to 09.12.23!!!- Monday 02.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1 (Kickoff Class)
- Saturday 04.11. 10:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 5.1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 5.131, Ebene 5
- Saturday 09.12. 10:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum 5.1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 5.131, Ebene 5
- Saturday 16.12. 10:00 - 14:00 Seminarraum 5.1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 5.131, Ebene 5
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Critical assessment of scientific papers and projects. We will discuss papers proposing new approaches and models in evolutionary anthropology including comments by other scientists on these new ideas.
Assessment and permitted materials
Active presence
Reading and presentation of selected paper comments
Open assignment on grant proposals
Reading and presentation of selected paper comments
Open assignment on grant proposals
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Presence is obligatory for grading. 70% active discussion and presentation of papers, 30% grant proposal assignment.
The course will take place in person unless unexpected events necessitate a switch to virtual.
The course will take place in person unless unexpected events necessitate a switch to virtual.
Examination topics
Reading, presentations, discussion, assignment
Reading list
6 papers for discussion will be selected from the below:
Bostoen, K., Clist, B., Doumenge, C., Grollemund, R., Hombert, J.-M., Muluwa, J.K., Maley, J., 2015. Middle to Late Holocene Paleoclimatic Change and the Early Bantu Expansion in the Rain Forests of Western Central Africa. Curr. Anthropol. 56, 354–384. https://doi.org/10.1086/681436
Domínguez-Rodrigo, M., 2014. Is the “Savanna Hypothesis” a Dead Concept for Explaining the Emergence of the Earliest Hominins? Curr. Anthropol. 55, 59–81. https://doi.org/10.1086/674530
Hayden, B., 2020. Archaeological Pitfalls of Storage. Curr. Anthropol. 61, 763–793. https://doi.org/10.1086/712087
Henshilwood, C.S., Marean, C.W., 2003. The Origin of Modern Human Behavior: Critique of the Models and Their Test Implications. Curr. Anthropol. 44, 627–651. https://doi.org/10.1086/377665
Holliday, T.W., Gautney, J.R., Friedl, L., 2014. Right for the Wrong Reasons: Reflections on Modern Human Origins in the Post-Neanderthal Genome Era. Curr. Anthropol. 55, 696–724. https://doi.org/10.1086/679068
James, S.R., Dennell, R.W., Gilbert, A.S., Lewis, H.T., Gowlett, J. a. J., Lynch, T.F., McGrew, W.C., Peters, C.R., Pope, G.G., Stahl, A.B., James, S.R., 1989. Hominid Use of Fire in the Lower and Middle Pleistocene: A Review of the Evidence [and Comments and Replies]. Curr. Anthropol. 30, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1086/203705
Kuhn, S.L., Stiner, M.C., 2006. What’s a Mother to Do? The Division of Labor among Neandertals and Modern Humans in Eurasia. Curr. Anthropol. 47, 953–981. https://doi.org/10.1086/507197
Maher, L.A., Conkey, M., 2019. Homes for Hunters?: Exploring the Concept of Home at Hunter-Gatherer Sites in Upper Paleolithic Europe and Epipaleolithic Southwest Asia. Curr. Anthropol. 60, 91–137. https://doi.org/10.1086/701523
Nahum-Claudel, C., 2020. Pyrotechnical Mastery and Humanization: Amazonian Cuisine, Care, and Craft in Evolutionary and Semiotic Perspective. Curr. Anthropol. 61, 418–440. https://doi.org/10.1086/710356
Pascual-Garrido, A., Almeida-Warren, K., 2021. Archaeology of the Perishable: Ecological Constraints and Cultural Variants in Chimpanzee Termite Fishing. Curr. Anthropol. 62, 333–362. https://doi.org/10.1086/713766
Scherjon, F., Bakels, C., MacDonald, K., Roebroeks, W., 2015. Burning the Land: An Ethnographic Study of Off-Site Fire Use by Current and Historically Documented Foragers and Implications for the Interpretation of Past Fire Practices in the Landscape. Curr. Anthropol. 56, 299–326. https://doi.org/10.1086/681561
Tennie, C., Premo, L.S., Braun, D.R., McPherron, S.P., 2017. Early Stone Tools and Cultural Transmission: Resetting the Null Hypothesis. Curr. Anthropol. 58, 652–672. https://doi.org/10.1086/693846
Thompson, J.C., Carvalho, S., Marean, C.W., Alemseged, Z., 2019. Origins of the Human Predatory Pattern: The Transition to Large-Animal Exploitation by Early Hominins. Curr. Anthropol. 60, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1086/701477
Bostoen, K., Clist, B., Doumenge, C., Grollemund, R., Hombert, J.-M., Muluwa, J.K., Maley, J., 2015. Middle to Late Holocene Paleoclimatic Change and the Early Bantu Expansion in the Rain Forests of Western Central Africa. Curr. Anthropol. 56, 354–384. https://doi.org/10.1086/681436
Domínguez-Rodrigo, M., 2014. Is the “Savanna Hypothesis” a Dead Concept for Explaining the Emergence of the Earliest Hominins? Curr. Anthropol. 55, 59–81. https://doi.org/10.1086/674530
Hayden, B., 2020. Archaeological Pitfalls of Storage. Curr. Anthropol. 61, 763–793. https://doi.org/10.1086/712087
Henshilwood, C.S., Marean, C.W., 2003. The Origin of Modern Human Behavior: Critique of the Models and Their Test Implications. Curr. Anthropol. 44, 627–651. https://doi.org/10.1086/377665
Holliday, T.W., Gautney, J.R., Friedl, L., 2014. Right for the Wrong Reasons: Reflections on Modern Human Origins in the Post-Neanderthal Genome Era. Curr. Anthropol. 55, 696–724. https://doi.org/10.1086/679068
James, S.R., Dennell, R.W., Gilbert, A.S., Lewis, H.T., Gowlett, J. a. J., Lynch, T.F., McGrew, W.C., Peters, C.R., Pope, G.G., Stahl, A.B., James, S.R., 1989. Hominid Use of Fire in the Lower and Middle Pleistocene: A Review of the Evidence [and Comments and Replies]. Curr. Anthropol. 30, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1086/203705
Kuhn, S.L., Stiner, M.C., 2006. What’s a Mother to Do? The Division of Labor among Neandertals and Modern Humans in Eurasia. Curr. Anthropol. 47, 953–981. https://doi.org/10.1086/507197
Maher, L.A., Conkey, M., 2019. Homes for Hunters?: Exploring the Concept of Home at Hunter-Gatherer Sites in Upper Paleolithic Europe and Epipaleolithic Southwest Asia. Curr. Anthropol. 60, 91–137. https://doi.org/10.1086/701523
Nahum-Claudel, C., 2020. Pyrotechnical Mastery and Humanization: Amazonian Cuisine, Care, and Craft in Evolutionary and Semiotic Perspective. Curr. Anthropol. 61, 418–440. https://doi.org/10.1086/710356
Pascual-Garrido, A., Almeida-Warren, K., 2021. Archaeology of the Perishable: Ecological Constraints and Cultural Variants in Chimpanzee Termite Fishing. Curr. Anthropol. 62, 333–362. https://doi.org/10.1086/713766
Scherjon, F., Bakels, C., MacDonald, K., Roebroeks, W., 2015. Burning the Land: An Ethnographic Study of Off-Site Fire Use by Current and Historically Documented Foragers and Implications for the Interpretation of Past Fire Practices in the Landscape. Curr. Anthropol. 56, 299–326. https://doi.org/10.1086/681561
Tennie, C., Premo, L.S., Braun, D.R., McPherron, S.P., 2017. Early Stone Tools and Cultural Transmission: Resetting the Null Hypothesis. Curr. Anthropol. 58, 652–672. https://doi.org/10.1086/693846
Thompson, J.C., Carvalho, S., Marean, C.W., Alemseged, Z., 2019. Origins of the Human Predatory Pattern: The Transition to Large-Animal Exploitation by Early Hominins. Curr. Anthropol. 60, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1086/701477
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