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ANTH 153: Human Origins Fall 2016 ANTH 153: Human Origins Fall 2016 Monday Wednesday Friday 9:10-10:10 AM Asbury Hall 007 Dr. Lydia Wilson Marshall Office: Asbury Hall 118 Email: [email protected] Phone: 765-658-4508 Office Hours: 2:00-3:30 PM Tuesday, 2:00-3:00 PM Friday, and by appointment. COURSE DESCRIPTION An introduction to physical anthropology and archaeology, showing how biology and culture enable humankind to survive in many different environments. Topics discussed include primate behavior, fossil humans, tools and society, and the relationships between biology and human behavior. May not be taken pass/fail. REQUIRED MATERIALS Stone spalls and other course materials ($7 course fee charged to your student account) Charlesworth, Brian and Deborah Charlesworth. 2003. Evolution: A Very Short Introduction. London: Oxford University Press. Stringer, Chris and Peter Andrews. 2012. The Complete World of Human Evolution, 2nd ed. London: Thames and Hudson. All other assigned readings will be posted as pdfs in Moodle or placed on reserve in the library. 2 SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES, LABS, AND EXAMS Please note that there will be a four-minute, two-question reading quiz on Moodle before every class period, excluding lab days and exams. 9/12: Lab 1: Interpreting Chimpanzee Behavior 9/14: Student Presentation/Activity Day (if you’re presenting, your topical paper is due) 9/16: Lab write-up #1 due 9/19: Student Presentation/Activity Day (if you’re presenting, your topical paper is due) 9/23: Exam #1 10/10: Student Presentation/Activity Day (if you’re presenting, your topical paper is due) 10/14: Lab 2: Making and Using Stone Tools 10/14: Research paper proposal and annotated bibliography due via Moodle before class 10/24: Student Presentation/Activity Day (if you’re presenting, your topical paper is due) 10/26: Lab write-up #2 due 11/2: Student Presentation/Activity Day (if you’re presenting, your topical paper is due) 11/4: Exam #2 11/7: Research paper outline due via Moodle before class 11/9: Student Presentation/Activity Day (if you’re presenting, your topical paper is due) 11/11: Lab 3: Atlatls, Throwing Distance, and Throwing Accuracy 11/16: Lab write-up #3 due 11/21: Rough draft of research paper due via Moodle by 4 PM 12/5: Final research paper due in class 12/12: Final Exam (8:30-11:30 AM) CLASS SCHEDULE AND READINGS Wednesday, 8/24: What Defines Humans? Friday, 8/26: What is Archaeology? What is Physical Anthropology? Sebastian, Lynne. 2003. “The Awful Truth about Archaeology.” SAA Archaeological Record 3 (2): 35-37. Stromberg, Joseph. 2013. “Starving Settlers in Jamestown Colony Resorted to Cannibalism,” Smithsonian, April 30, http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/starving-settlers-in- jamestown-colony-resorted-to-cannibalism-46000815/ . In-Class Activity: Garbage Analysis 3 THEME 1: HOW EVOLUTION WORKS Monday, 8/29: What is Science? What is Evolution? Tattersall, Ian. 2002. “What’s So Special about Science?” In The Monkey in the Mirror: Essays on the Science of What Makes Us Human, 1-28. New York: Harcourt. Charlesworth, Brian and Deborah Charlesworth. 2003. “The Processes of Evolution.” In Evolution: A Very Short Introduction, 4-10. London: Oxford University Press. In-Class Activity: Building a Taxonomy Wednesday, 8/31: How Evolution Works Charlesworth, Brian and Deborah Charlesworth. 2003 “Adaptation and Natural Selection.” In Evolution: A Very Short Introduction, 60-89. London: Oxford University Press. In-Class Film: Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (excerpt) Wednesday, 8/31: Deadline to drop (cancel) or add Fall Term 2016 classes Friday, 9/2: Evolution in Action Charlesworth, Brian and Deborah Charlesworth. 2003. “The Formation and Divergence of Species.” In Evolution: A Very Short Introduction, 90-109. London: Oxford University Press. Weiner, Jonathan. 2005. “Evolution in Action.” Natural History 114 (4): 47-51. Monday, 9/5: The Evidence for Evolution Quammen, David. 2004. “Was Darwin Wrong?” National Geographic 206 (5): 2-31. THEME 2: OUR CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVES Wednesday, 9/7: What are Primates? Larsen, Clark Spencer. 2014. “Biology in the Present: Other Living Primates” (excerpt). In Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology, 3rd ed., 157-171. New York: W.W. Norton. In-Class Film: Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees (excerpt) Friday, 9/9: What are Apes? Stringer, Chris and Peter Andrews. 2012. “Living Apes and Their Environment” and “What Makes an Ape.” In The Complete World of Human Evolution, 2nd ed., 16-19 and 88-89. London: Thames and Hudson. GO TO http://pin.primate.wisc.edu Read the fact sheets for the following species: Hylobates lar (Lar gibbons); Pongo sp. (orangutans); Gorilla sp. (gorillas); Pan paniscus (bonobos); Pan troglodytes (chimpanzees). Each student group will present about one species in class. 4 Monday, 9/12: Lab 1: Interpreting Chimpanzee Behavior In lieu of reading, visit http://gombechimpanzees.org/activities/ and review the chimpanzee behaviors and vocal communication sections of the website. Wednesday, 9/14: Do Chimpanzees Have Culture? (Student Presentation/Activity Day) Vaidyanathan, Gayathri. 2011. “The Cultured Chimpanzees.” Nature 476 (7360): 266- 269. Whiten, Andrew and Christophe Boesch. 2001 “The Cultures of Chimpanzees.” Scientific American 284 (1): 48-55. Friday, 9/16: Are Chimpanzees Self-Aware? Are Chimpanzees Aware of What Others Know and Feel? Fouts, Roger. 2000. “‘My Best Friend is a Chimp:’ One-on-One with Our Closest Cousins.” Psychology Today 33 (4): 69-73. Gallup, Gordon, Jr. 1998. “Can Animals Empathize? Yes.” Scientific American Presents, Winter: 66, 68-71. In-Class Film: Through the Looking Glass (excerpt) Lab write-up #1 due Monday, 9/19: Do Chimpanzees Use Language? (Student Presentation/Activity Day) “Gestures of Intent.” 2007. Economist May 5: 99. Hale, Benjamin. 2012. “The Last Distinction: Talking to Animals.” Harper’s Magazine 325 (1947): 65-68, 70. In-Class Film: Project Nim (excerpt) Wednesday, 9/21: Are Chimpanzees Altruistic? Are Chimpanzees Moral? de Waal, Frans. 2014. “Goodness Explained.” In The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism among the Primates, 25-54. New York: W.W. Norton. Friday, 9/23: Exam 1 THEME 3: HUMAN ORIGINS Monday, 9/26: What are Fossils? Shipman, Pat. 2012. “Fossils” (excerpt). New Scientist 215 (2876): iii-vii. Stringer, Chris and Peter Andrews. 2012. “Paleoanthropology, The Geological Time Scale” and “Taphonomy: How Fossils Are Preserved” In The Complete World of Human Evolution, 2nd ed., 24-29 and 46-49. London: Thames and Hudson. In-Class Activity: Assembling Fossils 5 Wednesday, 9/28: NO CLASS (DePauw Dialogue) Gray, Paul. 1999. “Cursed by Eugenics.” Time 153(1): 84-85. Friday, 9/30: Who Were the Earliest Human Ancestors? Harmon, Katherine. 2013. “Shattered Ancestry.” Scientific American 30 (2): 42-49. Stringer, Chris and Peter Andrews. 2012. “Late Miocene Apes and Early Human Ancestors” (excerpt). In The Complete World of Human Evolution, 2nd ed., 114-117. London: Thames and Hudson. In-Class Film: Discovering Ardi (excerpt) In-Class Library Demonstration with Tiffany Hebb Monday, 10/3: Understanding Australopithecines and Their Anatomy Larsen, Clark Spencer. 2014. “The Australopithecines.” In Our Origins: Discovering Physical Anthropology, 3rd ed., 310-325. New York: W.W. Norton. Stringer, Chris and Peter Andrews. 2012. “Australopithecus africanus” and “Robust Australopithecines” (excerpt). In The Complete World of Human Evolution, 2nd ed., 124- 129. London: Thames and Hudson. GO TO http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-family-tree and read about the following australopithecine species, paying particular attention to the species your group has been assigned: Au. anamensis, Au. afarensis, Au. africanus, Au. garhi, Au. sediba, robust australopithecines (Au. boisei, Au. aethiopicus, Au. robustus—note genus name is listed as Paranthropus on the Smithsonian webpage). Each student group will present about one species or group of species in class. Wednesday, 10/5: How Do Australopithecines Fit into Our Family Tree? Wilford, John Noble. 2015. “Stone Tools From Kenya Are Oldest Yet Discovered.” New York Times, May 21: A4. Wong, Kate. 2012. “First of Our Kind.” Scientific American 306 (4): 30-39. In-Class Activity: Australopithecine Jeopardy. Friday, 10/7: NO CLASS (Professor Marshall will be at the Midwest Archaeology Conference) In lieu of class, watch Nova: Dawn of Humanity and take the corresponding Moodle quiz. Monday, 10/10: Why Did Our Ancestors Start to Walk on Two Legs? (Student Presentation/Activity Day) Stanford, Craig. 2003. “What Do You Stand For?” In Upright: The Evolutionary Key to Becoming Human, 104-121. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Stringer, Chris and Peter Andrews. 2012. “Evolution of Locomotion in Apes and Humans.” In The Complete World of Human Evolution, 2nd ed., 184-189. London: Thames and Hudson. 6 Wednesday, 10/12: Why Did Our Ancestors Lose Their Fur? Jablonski, Nina G. 2010. “The Naked Truth.” Scientific American 302 (2): 42-49. Friday, 10/14: Lab 2: Making and Using Stone Tools Barnett, Adrian. 2006. “Art of Stone.” New Scientist 190 (2557): 54-55. Research paper proposal and annotated bibliography due via Moodle before class Monday, 10/17-Friday, 10/21: No class (Fall Break) Monday, 10/24: The Role of Hunting and Violence in Human Evolution (Student Presentation/Activity Day) Hart, Donna and Robert W. Sussman. 2005. “Debunking Man the Hunter” (excerpt). In Man the Hunted: Primates, Predators, and Human Evolution, 23-32. New York: Westview Press. Wong, Kate. 2014. “Rise of the Human Predator.” Scientific American 310 (4): 46-51. Wednesday 10/26: Hunter or Hunted? Grimes, Ken. 2002. “Hunted!” New Scientist 174 (2338): 34-38. Hart, Donna and Robert W. Sussman. 2005. “We Weren’t Just Waiting Around to Be Eaten!” In Man the Hunted: Primates, Predators, and Human Evolution, 161-190. New York: Westview Press. In-Class Film: Before We Ruled the Earth (excerpt) Lab write-up #2 due THEME 4: OUR GENUS EMERGES Friday, 10/28: Origins of the Genus Homo Barras, Colin.
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