arc2doh dawn of humanity
DAWN OF HUMANITY
ARC2DOH
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Our ancestors neither looked, or behaved, like us. This subject introduces our tool-using ancestors, the worlds they inhabited and the activities in which they engaged. We investigate the way in which archaeologists build a picture of the remote past from the bits of broken-up animal bones and chipped stone tools that survive in the archaeological record. This provides a springboard for discussing current understanding of the changes in technology, diet, social organisation and cognition that characterised our evolutionary story. We have a particular interest in the origin of our own species and in the establishment of modern cognition and behaviour.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorNicola Stern
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Core subject at first-year level in ABAR - Bachelor of Archaeology.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | The Human Past | Prescribed | Scarre, C. (ed.) | 2ND EDITION, THAMES AND HUDSON 2009 |
| Readings | Human Evolution: an illustrated introduction | Recommended | Lewin, R. | 5TH EDITIONN, BLACKWELL SCIENCE 2005 |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Apply skills in inquiry/research, critical thinking and creative problem solving to changing theories of human evolution
- Activities:
- Essay, assignments
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
02. Carry out independent research by locating relevant sources
- Activities:
- Short assignments completed online, essay
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
03. Identify differences between data sets that are derivative and those from primary sources
- Activities:
- Essay, assignments
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
04. Investigate the data that supports different theories of human behavioural evolution
- Activities:
- Develop arguments about key events in human evolution in essays
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
05. Write a medium length essay using the Harvard referencing system
- Activities:
- Write a medium length essay that shows the ability to think clearly and evaluate a range of explanations for data patterns
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Writing(Writing)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
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