| Description |
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (138 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
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NTSC rda |
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Filmed lectures lcgft |
| Series |
The great courses |
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The great courses. Science & mathematics, biology |
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Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC. |
| Performer |
Taught by Professor John Hawks, University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
| Summary |
A 24-lecture course on the evolution of humans. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 2011. |
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"Course number 1612"--Container. |
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24 lectures (30 minutes per lecture). |
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Coursebooks includes bibliographical references (p. 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? |
| Subject |
Human evolution.
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Neanderthals.
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Fossil hominids.
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Paleoanthropology.
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| Genre/Form |
Filmed lectures.
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Educational films.
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Nonfiction films.
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| Added Author |
Hawks, John (John David), teacher.
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Teaching Company., production company, publisher.
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| ISBN |
1598037595 |
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9781598037593 |
| Music No. |
PB1612A Teaching Company |
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1612 Teaching Company |
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