Species concepts in the hominin fossil record John Hawks 2020-03-30 | Professor John Hawks visits the Sandwalk at Down House, where he reads some of Darwin's ideas about species and considers the way that species apply to the hominin fossil record. The example of Australopithecus anamensis and Australopithecus afarensis is part of the presentation.
Interview with Peter Ungar about diet and diversity in primates John Hawks 2020-03-25 | A video produced for the course, "Human Evolution: Past and Future". Ungar is an expert in the interpretation of ancient diets of fossil primates, the meaning of tooth anatomy, and the dietary ecology of living primate species.
Exploring Sterkfontein Caves, and Australopithecus africanus in the laboratory John Hawks 2020-03-25 | In this video, Professor John Hawks looks in the laboratory at fossil casts of Australopithecus africanus. He then visits Sterkfontein, the South African cave site that has been the most productive place in the world for fossils of this species. The video concludes with an interview with Dr. Dominic Stratford, the director of excavations at Sterkfontein.
Interview with Agustín Fuentes about primate cooperation and human origins John Hawks 2014-09-08 | Dr. Agustín Fuentes is an anthropologist and expert in the behavior of wild primates. John Hawks talks with Fuentes about his work understanding the social dynamics that underlie primate behavior. The conversation also covers the ways that the behavior of living non-human primates can help illuminate the origins of human social behavior.
Interview with Jill Pruetz about savanna chimpanzees at Fongoli John Hawks 2014-09-08 | Dr. Jill Pruetz is a primatologist who works with wild chimpanzees in Senegal. John Hawks speaks with her in this video about her fieldwork in Senegal, the importance of understanding chimpanzee behavior in the study of human origins, and some of the ways that the savanna habitat at Fongoli, Senegal, provides a different view from the behavior of chimpanzees in other parts of Africa.
Interview with Matt Sponheimer about stable isotopes John Hawks 2014-07-28 | In this video, John Hawks interviews Professor Matt Sponheimer of the University of Colorado-Boulder. Sponheimer is an expert in the study of diet in humans and fossil hominins. He specializes in understanding the stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen, and how they reflect the food sources eaten by ancient animals.
Neandertals and modern humans in the Levant John Hawks 2014-06-24 | John Hawks visits Skhūl, Israel, which was the site of discovery of several modern human burials from roughly 100,000 years ago. He discusses the evidence at this site and the nearby site of Tabun Cave, within the context of modern human dispersal.
Interview with Hendrik Poinar about ancient DNA and bubonic plague John Hawks 2014-06-24 | In this video, John Hawks talks with Hendrik Poinar, an expert in ancient DNA sequencing, about his work looking at the history of bubonic plague. Poinar has pioneered efforts to uncover pathogen DNA in ancient human remains from different parts of Europe.
Interview with Lee Berger about Malapa, Australopithecus sediba, and open science John Hawks 2014-06-24 | ...
Interview with Karen Rosenberg about the evolution of the human pelvis John Hawks 2014-06-24 | John Hawks talks with Professor Karen Rosenberg from the University of Delaware. Rosenberg is an expert in understanding the evolution of the human pelvis. In this interview, she discusses her work examining the role of birth and the birth process in human evolution.
Tour of Gibraltar caves to explore Neandertal behavior John Hawks 2014-06-24 | In this video, John Hawks visits the sites of Gorham's and Vanguard Caves, which are in the territory of Gibraltar. He visits with the archaeologists Geraldine Finlayson, Clive Finlayson, and Darren Fa, who discuss their work at these sites. Major aspects that are covered in the video include a perspective on archaeological fieldwork in this setting, how archaeologists make conclusions about ancient behavior from site formation and artifacts, and how Neanderthals used the resources around them to survive.
Lecture on the evolutionary impact of malaria on humans John Hawks 2014-06-24 | John Hawks talks about the ways that human populations have evolved in response to the threat of malaria. The sickle cell trait, Duffy null blood type, and G6PD deficiency are covered. The changes in human sialic acids are also discussed as factors making human malaria pathogens like Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax different from the malaria parasites that affect chimpanzees and gorillas.
In the field with the earliest modern humans (Omo Kibish, Ethiopia) John Hawks 2014-06-24 | Professor John Hawks is in the Omo Kibish formation of southern Ethiopia, where some of the earliest known fossils of modern humans were found by Richard Leakey and his team in 1969. He describes the site and landscape together with the context for modern human origins.
Becoming human - John Hawks on Mount Carmel sites and cultural origins John Hawks 2014-02-27 | Lecture presented for the course Human Evolution: Past and Future. On the Nahal Me'arot Nature Reserve, near the famous archaeological sites of Tabun, Skhul, and El Wad, discussing the evidence at those sites for cultural adaptations to the common landscapes of the last 100,000 years.
