This course examines the paleogeography of early hominins including discussion of the paleoclimatic, environmental, and resource changes that affected the number and geographic distribution of our early ancestors. Topics considered include the last 7 million years of the human family tree, the evolution and characteristics of its members, paleoclimatic and tectonic changes to the environments in which they lived and the subsequent effects on their evolution, and their regional distribution and how they got there.Weekly
This course examines the paleogeography of early hominins including discussion of the paleoclimatic, environmental, and resource changes that affected the number and geographic distribution of our early ancestors. Topics considered include the last 7 million years of the human family tree, the evolution and characteristics of its members, paleoclimatic and tectonic changes to the environments in which they lived and the subsequent effects on their evolution, and their regional distribution and how they got there.Weekly
