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General information |
Course unit name: Advances in Human Evolution
Course unit code: 568587
Academic year: 2021-2022
Coordinator: Alejandro Martinez Perez-Perez
Department: Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Credits: 2,5
Single program: S
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Estimated learning time |
Total number of hours 62.5 |
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Face-to-face and/or online activities |
22 |
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- Lecture |
Face-to-face |
14 |
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- Laboratory session |
Face-to-face |
8 |
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Supervised project |
14 |
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Independent learning |
26.5 |
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Learning objectives |
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Referring to knowledge — Describe and discuss scientific hypotheses and debates on the subject of human evolution, and identify discrepancies and weaknesses in different schools of thought.
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Teaching blocks |
1. Plio-Pleistocene hominins
1.1. Taxonomy and phylogeny. Evolutionary trends and adaptation in hominids. Ancestral and derived traits. Homoplasy
1.2. Gelasian, Calabrian, Chibanian and Upper Pleistocene sites in Africa. First hominins and the origins of the genus Homo.
1.3. New fossils, new hypotheses. Phylogenetic position of materials and archaeological sites of special relevance. Homo antecessor, Homo floresiensis and Homo erectus georgicus
1.4. Evolutionary importance of fossils on the Iberian Peninsula Sierra de Atapuerca - ancestral or derived? The Neanderthals: the occupation of Europe and the sanctuaries of southern Europe. Climate and evolution in Europe. Modern humans: hybridisation and culture
2. Human evolution laboratory
2.1. The fossil record: comparative cranial anatomy, facial prognathism, and cranial and skeletal volume
2.2. The first Hominins: taxonomy and phylogeny. The genus Homo, evolution and diversification
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Reading and study resources |
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Book
Aiello L, Dean C (1990) An introduction to human evolutionary anatomy. San Diego: Academic Press 
Ankel-Simons F (2000) Primate Anatomy. San Diego: Academic Press
Diogo R, Potau JM, Pastor JF, de Paz FJ, Ferrero EM, Bello G, Barbosa M, Wood B (2011) Photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of Gorilla -with notes on the attachments, variations, innervation, synonymy and weight of the muscles. Enfield: Science Publishers
Diogo R, Potau JM, Pastor JF, de Paz FJ, Ferrero EM, Bello G, Barbosa M, Ashraf Aziz M, Burrows AM, Arias-Martorell J, Wood B (2012) Photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of gibbons and siamangs (Hylobates) -with notes on the attachments, variations, innervation, synonymy and weight of the muscles. Enfield: Science Publishers
Diogo R, Potau JM, Pastor JF, de Paz FJ, Ferrero EM, Bello G, Barbosa M, Ashraf Aziz M, Burrows AM, Arias-Martorell J, Wood B (2013) Photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of chimpanzees -with notes on the attachments, variations, innervation, function and synonymy and weight of the muscles. Boca Raton: CRC Press
Diogo R, Potau JM, Pastor JF, de Paz FJ, Ferrero EM, Bello G, Barbosa M, Ashraf Aziz M, Arias-Martorell J, Wood B (2013) Photographic and descriptive musculoskeletal atlas of orangutans -with notes on the attachments, variations, innervation, function and synonymy and weight of the muscles. Boca Raton: CRC Press
Raven HC (1950) The anatomy of the gorilla. New York: Columbia University Press