| Unit name | Early Human Origins |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ARCHM1000 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Kate Robson Brown |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The course covers the breadth of human evolutionary development from the emergence of the Hominidae to the cladogenesis of Homo sapiens sensu stricto. The course aims to provide students with a comprehensive background in human evolutionary anatomy, the hominid taxonomic and phylogenetic framework, and Palaeolithic archaeology, all placed in environmental and geochronological context. Equal emphasis in teaching is given to both evolutionary skeletal morphology and the reconstruction of archaeological behaviours.
