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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Hawks, John (John David).     Subjects     Human evolution.     Neanderthals.     Fossil hominids.     Paleoanthropology.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Hawks, John (John David).       by title:      The rise of humans [...       by call number:      DVD 599.938 H395r     Search the Web     Hawks, John (John David).     Human evolution.     Neanderthals.     Fossil hominids.     Paleoanthropology.       MARC Display

The rise of humans [videorecording (DVD)] : great scientific debates / John Hawks. by Hawks, John (John David). Teaching Co., 2011. Call #: DVD 599.938 H395r Subjects Human evolution.   Neanderthals.   Fossil hominids.   Paleoanthropology. Series Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Biology.   Great courses (DVD) ISBN:  9781598037593 1598037595 Alternate title:  Great Courses. The rise of humans [videorecording (DVD)] : great scientific debates Format:  [videorecording (DVD)] : Description:  4 videodiscs (720 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 138 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) Notes:  Course no. 1612. "24 lectures /30 minutes per lecture"--Container. Coursebooks includes bibliographical references (p. 132-138). Home use only. 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? Production:  The Teaching Company. Performers:  Taught by Professor John Hawks, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Summary:  These 24 lectures bring you to the forefront of scientific arguments and questions that will become more important in the coming years. Surveying both the questions that continue to rile the world's greatest minds in anthropology and the cutting-edge science responsible for them, this course is an expert guide to the wide-ranging debates over the most essential questions we can ask. Meticulously crafted and packed with insights, this rewarding and sometimes even provocative course is a fascinating investigation of the branches, trunk, and roots of the greatest family tree there is. Genre:  Filmed lectures. Educational films. DVDs. Other authors:  Teaching Company. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfeature DVDs DVD 599.938 H395r Adult Dvds-21 Days Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfeature DVDs DVD 599.938 H395r Adult Dvds-21 Days Checked out Jul 19, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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