Human Origins (AR0012)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : HCA-3-AOrigins

The course provides an overview of human biological and cultural evolution from the first hominids to the emergence of our own genus Homo, using evidence provided by archaeology, molecular biology, and biological and social anthropology. The overall aim of the course is to provide students with a greater awareness of where we came from and how we have developed physically and culturally over the past six million years.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Archaeology 2A and 2B Visiting students must have prior study providing general background in prehistoric or proto-historic archaeology.

? Costs : None

Variants

? This course has variants for part year visiting students, as follows

Human Origins (VS1) (Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2))

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Archaeology, (School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Schedule E)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
19/09/2007	09:00	10:50	Room 1.F01, Old High School	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

A knowledge and understanding of the principal sources of evidence that can be used to reconstruct the early human past; the difficulties involved in interpreting that evidence, and the major areas of controversy; by the end of the course, they should also have acquired the ability to critically assess current hypotheses of the origins of bipedalism, toolmaking etc; and developed a critical awareness of how archaeological perceptions and approaches to research have historically influcenced interpretations of the evidence.