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Author Hawks, John.

Title The rise of humans [(DVD) videorecording] : great scientific debates / Professor John Hawks, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Publication Info. Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2011]
©2011
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1617987~S1
Location Call No. Status
 Naper Blvd. Adult Great Courses  599.938 HAW    AVAILABLE
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Description 4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (138 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Series The great courses. Science & mathematics, biology
Great courses (DVD)
Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
Note Originally produced in 2011.
"Course number 1612"--Container.
24 lectures (30 minutes per lecture).
Coursebooks includes bibliographical references (pages 132-138).
Contents Disc 1. Ramapithecus: ape man ; Australopithecus afarensis: ancestor or not? ; Ardipithecus: hominin or not? ; Brain structure versus brain size ; The dietary hypothesis ; Africa or Asia -- disc 2. 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 -- disc 3. 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 -- disc 4. 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?
Performer Taught by Professor John Hawks, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Summary A 24-lecture course on the evolution of humans.
System Details DVD.
Subject Human evolution -- Videodiscs.
Neanderthals -- Videodiscs.
Fossil hominids -- Videodiscs.
Paleoanthropology -- Videodiscs.
Fossil hominids.
Human evolution.
Neanderthals.
Paleoanthropology.
Added Author Hawks, John (John David)
Teaching Company.
ISBN 1598037595
9781598037593
Music No. PB1612A Teaching Co.
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