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The rise of humans great scientific debates.
- Title
- The rise of humans [videorecording] : great scientific debates.
- Publication
- Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2011.
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Not available - Please for assistance. | Moving image | Use in library | GN281 .R573 2011 guidebook | Off-site |
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- Description
- 4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. +
- Summary
- A 24-lecture course on the evolution of humans.
- Series Statement
- The great courses
- The great courses. Science & mathematics, biology
- Uniform Title
- Great courses (DVD)
- Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
- Subjects
- Note
- Originally produced in 2011.
- "Course number 1612"--Container.
- 24 lectures (30 minutes per lecture).
- Coursebooks includes bibliographical references (p. 132-138).
- System Details (note)
- DVD.
- 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?
- ISBN
- 1598037595
- 9781598037593
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library