KGE/VCL Human Evolution

Lecturers: Andrea Grígelová, Martin Moník
Lecture: 2 hours/week
Credits: 4
Winter semester
Form of course completion: colloquium

The aim of this course is to introduce the basic problems of palaeoanthropology. The lessons are focused on description of the phylogenetic evolution of hominids and hominins (Ardipithecus ramidus to Homo sapiens sapiens) with emphasis on their palaeoecological adaptations. The course is aimed at studying and evaluating the origin and evolution of primates and humans with emphasis on palaeobiology. Current knowledge about the life of ancestors of modern humans their anatomy, ontogeny, ecology and basic palaeoanthropological research methods will be presented.