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3.987 Human Origins and Evolution (MIT) 3.987 Human Origins and Evolution (MIT)

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This course examines the dynamic interrelations among physical and behavioral traits of humans, environment, and culture to provide an integrated framework for studying human biological evolution and modern diversity. Topics include issues in morphological evolution and adaptation; fossil and cultural evidence for human evolution from earliest times through the Pleistocene; evolution of tool use and social behavior; modern human variation and concepts of race. The class also studies stone artifacts and fossil specimens. This course examines the dynamic interrelations among physical and behavioral traits of humans, environment, and culture to provide an integrated framework for studying human biological evolution and modern diversity. Topics include issues in morphological evolution and adaptation; fossil and cultural evidence for human evolution from earliest times through the Pleistocene; evolution of tool use and social behavior; modern human variation and concepts of race. The class also studies stone artifacts and fossil specimens.

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cultural evolution | pre-hominid | hominid | Pleistocene adaptations | morphological variation | race | agriculture | urbanization | paleontology | archaeology | Oligocene | Miocene | Homo | Homo erectus | Homo heidelbergensis | Homo neanderthalensis | Homo sapiens | fossil | cultural evolution | pre-hominid | hominid | Pleistocene adaptations | morphological variation | race | agriculture | urbanization | paleontology | archaeology | Oligocene | Miocene | Homo | Homo erectus | Homo heidelbergensis | Homo neanderthalensis | Homo sapiens | fossil | cultural evolution | cultural evolution | pre-hominid | pre-hominid | hominid | hominid | Pleistocene adaptations | Pleistocene adaptations | morphological variation | morphological variation | race | race | agriculture | agriculture | urbanization | urbanization | paleontology | paleontology | archaeology | archaeology | Oligocene | Oligocene | Miocene | Miocene | Homo | Homo | Homo erectus | Homo erectus | Homo heidelbergensis | Homo heidelbergensis | Homo neanderthalensis | Homo neanderthalensis | Homo sapiens | Homo sapiens | fossil | fossil

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STS.467 Research Seminar in Deep Sea Archaeology (MIT) STS.467 Research Seminar in Deep Sea Archaeology (MIT)

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STS.467 examines the intellectual foundations of archaeology in the deep sea. The course explores the current convergence of oceanography, archaeology, and engineering which allows scientists to discover, survey, and excavate shipwrecks in deep water with robots and submarines. The course seeks to address the following questions: How are new devices best employed for archaeological work? How do new capabilities (e.g. higher frequencies, higher resolution, all digital data output) change operations plans and research designs? What new technologies will be required? Area studies focus on the Aegean in Minoan times and western Sicily during Phoenician, Greek, and Roman hegemony. STS.467 examines the intellectual foundations of archaeology in the deep sea. The course explores the current convergence of oceanography, archaeology, and engineering which allows scientists to discover, survey, and excavate shipwrecks in deep water with robots and submarines. The course seeks to address the following questions: How are new devices best employed for archaeological work? How do new capabilities (e.g. higher frequencies, higher resolution, all digital data output) change operations plans and research designs? What new technologies will be required? Area studies focus on the Aegean in Minoan times and western Sicily during Phoenician, Greek, and Roman hegemony.

Subjects

archaeology | archaeology | deep sea archaeology | deep sea archaeology | oceanography | oceanography | survey | survey | new technologies | new technologies | excavation | excavation | shipwreck | shipwreck | robots | robots | submarines | submarines | Aegean | Aegean | Minoan | Minoan | Sicily | Sicily | Phoenician | Phoenician | Greek | Greek | Roman | Roman

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Oxford Literary Festival 2010 Pieces of Places Discussion The Weirdstone of Brisingamen

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Alan Garner, Mark Edmonds and Robert Powell take part in a discussion on the subject of pieces of places, objects and artefacts found and what they mean for writing fiction and for archeology in general. Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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literature | alan garner | bodleian | bodcasts | weirdstone of brisingamen | #greatwriters | reading | archaeology | literature | alan garner | bodleian | bodcasts | weirdstone of brisingamen | #greatwriters | reading | archaeology

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Carbon Dating: The Science of When Things Happen

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Dr Thomas Higham gives a talk on Carbon Dating; the way in which scientists establish the age of ancient and prehistoric artefacts. This lecture was delivered at Keble College as part of the Oxford Alumni Weekend 2010. Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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carbon dating | prehistory | science | alumni | keble | archaeology | carbon dating | prehistory | science | alumni | keble | archaeology

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Carbon Dating: The Science of When Things Happen

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Dr Thomas Higham gives a talk on Carbon Dating; the way in which scientists establish the age of ancient and prehistoric artefacts. This lecture was delivered at Keble College as part of the Oxford Alumni Weekend 2010. Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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carbon dating | prehistory | science | alumni | keble | archaeology | carbon dating | prehistory | science | alumni | keble | archaeology

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3.094 Materials in Human Experience (MIT) 3.094 Materials in Human Experience (MIT)

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This course examines the ways in which people in ancient and contemporary societies have selected, evaluated, and used materials of nature, transforming them to objects of material culture. Some examples are: glass in ancient Egypt and Rome; sounds and colors of powerful metals in Mesoamerica; cloth and fiber technologies in the Inca empire. It also explores ideological and aesthetic criteria often influential in materials development. Laboratory/workshop sessions provide hands-on experience with materials discussed in class. This course complements 3.091. This course examines the ways in which people in ancient and contemporary societies have selected, evaluated, and used materials of nature, transforming them to objects of material culture. Some examples are: glass in ancient Egypt and Rome; sounds and colors of powerful metals in Mesoamerica; cloth and fiber technologies in the Inca empire. It also explores ideological and aesthetic criteria often influential in materials development. Laboratory/workshop sessions provide hands-on experience with materials discussed in class. This course complements 3.091.

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ancient and contemporary societies | ancient and contemporary societies | materials of nature | materials of nature | objects of material culture | objects of material culture | glass | glass | ancient Egypt and Rome | ancient Egypt and Rome | metals | metals | Mesoamerica | Mesoamerica | cloth and fiber technologies | cloth and fiber technologies | the Inca empire | the Inca empire | ideological and aesthetic criteria | ideological and aesthetic criteria | materials development | materials development | ancient glass | ancient glass | ancient Andean metallurgy | ancient Andean metallurgy | rubber processing | rubber processing | materials processing | materials processing | materials engineering | materials engineering | pre-modern technology | pre-modern technology | ceramics | ceramics | fibers | fibers | ideology | ideology | values | values | anthropology | anthropology | archaeology | archaeology | history | history | culture | culture

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21H.405J The Ancient City (MIT) 21H.405J The Ancient City (MIT)

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This course focuses on the archaeology of the Greek and Roman city. It investigates the relationship between urban architecture and the political, social, and economic role of cities in the Greek and Roman world, by analyzing a range of archaeological and literary evidence relevant to the use of space in Greek and Roman cities (e.g. Athens, Paestum, Rome, Pompeii) and a range of theoretical frameworks for the study of ancient urbanism. This course focuses on the archaeology of the Greek and Roman city. It investigates the relationship between urban architecture and the political, social, and economic role of cities in the Greek and Roman world, by analyzing a range of archaeological and literary evidence relevant to the use of space in Greek and Roman cities (e.g. Athens, Paestum, Rome, Pompeii) and a range of theoretical frameworks for the study of ancient urbanism.

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21H.405 | 21H.405 | 11.012 | 11.012 | archaeology | archaeology | Greece | Greece | Rome | Rome | Greek | Greek | Roman | Roman | city | city | urban | urban | architecture | architecture | political | political | social | social | economic | economic | literary | literary | evidence | evidence | space | space | Athens | Athens | Paestum | Paestum | Pompeii | Pompeii | theoretical frameworks | theoretical frameworks | ancient urbanism | ancient urbanism | 21.405 | 21.405 | 11.021J | 11.021J | 11.02 | 11.02

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21H.405J The Ancient City (MIT) 21H.405J The Ancient City (MIT)

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This course focuses on the archaeology of the Greek and Roman city. It investigates the relationship between urban architecture and the political, social, and economic role of cities in the Greek and Roman world, by analyzing a range of archaeological and literary evidence relevant to the use of space in Greek and Roman cities (e.g. Athens, Paestum, Rome, Pompeii) and a range of theoretical frameworks for the study of ancient urbanism. This course focuses on the archaeology of the Greek and Roman city. It investigates the relationship between urban architecture and the political, social, and economic role of cities in the Greek and Roman world, by analyzing a range of archaeological and literary evidence relevant to the use of space in Greek and Roman cities (e.g. Athens, Paestum, Rome, Pompeii) and a range of theoretical frameworks for the study of ancient urbanism.

Subjects

21H.405 | 21H.405 | 11.012 | 11.012 | archaeology | archaeology | Greece | Greece | Rome | Rome | Greek | Greek | Roman | Roman | city | city | urban | urban | architecture | architecture | political | political | social | social | economic | economic | literary | literary | evidence | evidence | space | space | Athens | Athens | Paestum | Paestum | Pompeii | Pompeii | theoretical frameworks | theoretical frameworks | ancient urbanism | ancient urbanism | 21.405 | 21.405 | 11.021J | 11.021J | 11.02 | 11.02

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Slade Lectures 2010: Week 6: Monuments and ruins: Surrealism and archaeology in the New World

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Sixth lecture in the Slade lecture series on Surrealism and Art given by Dawn Ades, Professor of Art History and Theory at Essex University on 24th February 2010. The Slade Professorship of Fine Art is the oldest professorship of art at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and London. The chairs were founded concurrently in 1869 by a bequest from the art collector and philanthropist Felix Slade, with studentships also created in the University of London. Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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art history | art | dali | surrealism | painting | archaeology | art history | art | dali | surrealism | painting | archaeology | 2010-02-24

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The Haynes Lecture 2011: Tombs and Palaces in Archaic Etruria and Latium

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Prof. Dr. Friedhelm Prayon, University of Tübingen, Germany delivers the 2011 Haynes Lecture. Held at The Ioannou School for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford University. Introduced by Prof. Bert Smith. Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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classics | Haynes Lecture | etruscan archaeology | classics | Haynes Lecture | etruscan archaeology | 2011-05-06

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Introduction to Art of the Ancient World

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Donna Kurtz and Sir John Boardman talk about Sir John's life, his career and experiences as a classical scholar and also the relationship works of art from different cultures around the ancient world have with one another. Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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maya | aztec | antiquity | rome | china | greece | art | classics | archaeology | maya | aztec | antiquity | rome | china | greece | art | classics | archaeology

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Research in Classical Archaeology

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Discussion between Sir John Boardman and Donna Kurtz on the subject of being classical archaeology researchers and academics and some of the challenges and opportunities they face. Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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art | beazley archive | research | academia | teaching | classics | archaeology | art | beazley archive | research | academia | teaching | classics | archaeology

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Introduction to Art of the Ancient World

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Donna Kurtz and Sir John Boardman talk about Sir John's life, his career and experiences as a classical scholar and also the relationship works of art from different cultures around the ancient world have with one another.

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maya | aztec | antiquity | rome | china | greece | art | classics | archaeology | maya | aztec | antiquity | rome | china | greece | art | classics | archaeology

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Research in Classical Archaeology

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Discussion between Sir John Boardman and Donna Kurtz on the subject of being classical archaeology researchers and academics and some of the challenges and opportunities they face.

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art | beazley archive | research | academia | teaching | classics | archaeology | art | beazley archive | research | academia | teaching | classics | archaeology

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Podcasting the Ancient World

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The website hosts a range of podcasts to enhance the learning experience of students. Two areas were chosen: Classical Archaeology and Egyptology. The materials were designed to support teaching in two areas. The first year (level 1) introductory module to Greek Archaeology and the second, the second and third years (combined) module (levels 2and 3) on Images of Power in the Greek and Roman Worlds. The project will help to develop students' personal reflection on material culture and archaeological sites. This site is still under development.

Subjects

podcast | podcasts | podcasting | classical archaeology | archaeology | egyptology | reflection | material culture | archaeological sites | Historical and Philosophical studies | philosophical studies | V000

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Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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Studying Classical Gems - Classics Alumni Day 15th March 2014

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Prof Sir John Boardman delivers his lecture on "Studying Classics Gems" as part of the Alumni day - "Classics from Helen to the Hijaz" Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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classical gems | classical archaeology and art | classics | classics alumni day | classical gems | classical archaeology and art | classics | classics alumni day | 2014-03-14

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An introduction to material culture An introduction to material culture

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This free course, An introduction to material culture, introduces the study of material culture. It asks why we should study things and outlines some basic approaches to studying objects. First published on Mon, 11 Jan 2016 as An introduction to material culture. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative-Commons 2016 This free course, An introduction to material culture, introduces the study of material culture. It asks why we should study things and outlines some basic approaches to studying objects. First published on Mon, 11 Jan 2016 as An introduction to material culture. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative-Commons 2016

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Visual Art | Visual Art | objects | objects | studying | studying | archaeology | archaeology | A151_1 | A151_1

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What archaeological data tell us about the movement of populations in the last millenia

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What archaeological data tell us about the movement of populations in the last millenia: presented by Nicolas Zorzin Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/

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migration | archaeology | population movement | migration | archaeology | population movement | 2015-06-03

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The African diaspora: An archaeological perspective The African diaspora: An archaeological perspective

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In many ways the African diaspora is a contentious episode from the past (and indeed present). This free course, The African diaspora: An archaeological perspective, explores why this area of research has been traditionally under-represented and highlights the ways in which archaeology can contribute to this fast-growing field of study. First published on Tue, 19 Jan 2016 as The African diaspora: An archaeological perspective. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative-Commons 2016 In many ways the African diaspora is a contentious episode from the past (and indeed present). This free course, The African diaspora: An archaeological perspective, explores why this area of research has been traditionally under-represented and highlights the ways in which archaeology can contribute to this fast-growing field of study. First published on Tue, 19 Jan 2016 as The African diaspora: An archaeological perspective. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Creative-Commons 2016

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Social & Economic History | Social & Economic History | Slavery in Ireland | Slavery in Ireland | slavery | slavery | archaeology | archaeology | A251_1 | A251_1

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Lydd Lydd

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excavations | excavations | archaeology | archaeology

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Colossal Hewn Block, Ancient Quarries of Baalbek, Syria Colossal Hewn Block, Ancient Quarries of Baalbek, Syria

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extinctcities | extinctcities | excavations | excavations | archaeology | archaeology | buildingstones | buildingstones

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The Mightiest Building Stone Ever Cut, Ruins of Baalbek, Syria The Mightiest Building Stone Ever Cut, Ruins of Baalbek, Syria

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extinctcities | extinctcities | excavations | excavations | archaeology | archaeology | buildingstones | buildingstones

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Bethany Bethany

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villages | villages | excavations | excavations | archaeology | archaeology

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STS.467 Research Seminar in Deep Sea Archaeology (MIT)

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STS.467 examines the intellectual foundations of archaeology in the deep sea. The course explores the current convergence of oceanography, archaeology, and engineering which allows scientists to discover, survey, and excavate shipwrecks in deep water with robots and submarines. The course seeks to address the following questions: How are new devices best employed for archaeological work? How do new capabilities (e.g. higher frequencies, higher resolution, all digital data output) change operations plans and research designs? What new technologies will be required? Area studies focus on the Aegean in Minoan times and western Sicily during Phoenician, Greek, and Roman hegemony.

Subjects

archaeology | deep sea archaeology | oceanography | survey | new technologies | excavation | shipwreck | robots | submarines | Aegean | Minoan | Sicily | Phoenician | Greek | Roman

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3.987 Human Origins and Evolution (MIT)

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This course examines the dynamic interrelations among physical and behavioral traits of humans, environment, and culture to provide an integrated framework for studying human biological evolution and modern diversity. Topics include issues in morphological evolution and adaptation; fossil and cultural evidence for human evolution from earliest times through the Pleistocene; evolution of tool use and social behavior; modern human variation and concepts of race. The class also studies stone artifacts and fossil specimens.

Subjects

cultural evolution | pre-hominid | hominid | Pleistocene adaptations | morphological variation | race | agriculture | urbanization | paleontology | archaeology | Oligocene | Miocene | Homo | Homo erectus | Homo heidelbergensis | Homo neanderthalensis | Homo sapiens | fossil | cultural evolution | pre-hominid | hominid | Pleistocene adaptations | morphological variation | race | agriculture | urbanization | paleontology | archaeology | Oligocene | Miocene | Homo | Homo erectus | Homo heidelbergensis | Homo neanderthalensis | Homo sapiens | fossil

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