Conversations in Human Evolution: Volume 1
Edited by Lucy Timbrell
Paperback (Published)
(December 2020)
ISBN: 9781789695854
7.99 x 10.91 inches
Price: $42.00
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This volume explores the breadth and interdisciplinarity of human evolution studies, presenting 20 interviews with scholars covering the broad scientific themes of quaternary and archaeological science, Palaeolithic archaeology, biological anthropology and palaeoanthropology, primatology and evolutionary anthropology and evolutionary
Conversations in Human Evolution is an ongoing science communication initiative seeking to explore the breadth and interdisciplinarity of human evolution studies. This volume reports twenty interviews (referred to as ‘conversations’ as they are informal in style) with scholars at the forefront of human evolution research, covering the broad scientific themes of quaternary and archaeological science, Palaeolithic archaeology, biological anthropology and palaeoanthropology, primatology and evolutionary anthropology and evolutionary genetics. This project features academics at various different stages in their careers and from all over the world; in this volume alone, researchers are based at institutions in seven different countries (namely the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States of America, Germany, Denmark, India, and China), covering four continents. Having arisen at the start of the COVID19 pandemic, Conversations in Human Evolution aims to encourage engagement with both human evolutionary studies and the broader socio-political issues that persist within academia, the latter of which is particularly pertinent during this time of global uncertainty. The conversations delve deeply into the study of our species’ evolutionary history through the lens of each sub-discipline, as well as detailing some of the most current advances in research, theory and methods. Overall, Conversations in Human Evolution seeks to bridge the gap between the research and researcher through contextualisation of the science with personal experience and historical reflection.
Conversations in Human Evolution - Lucy Timbrell Part 1: Quaternary and Archaeological Science Enrico Crema Felix Riede Ben Marwick Chris Hunt Andy Herries Part 2: Palaeolithic Archaeology Shanti Pappu Michael Petraglia Shi-Xia Yang John Gowlett Eleanor Scerri Rob Davies Part 3: Biological Anthropology and Palaeoanthropology Emma Pomeroy Chris Stringer Katerina Harvati Bernard Wood Part 4: Primatology and Evolutionary Anthropology Susana Carvalho Isabelle Winder Fiona Jordan Part 5: Evolutionary Genetics Eske Willerslev Pontus Skoglund, Conversations in Human Evolution – Lucy Timbrell Part 1: Quaternary and Archaeological Science ;
Enrico CremaFelix RiedeBen MarwickChris HuntAndy Herries Part 2: Palaeolithic Archaeology ;
Shanti PappuMichael PetragliaShi-Xia YangJohn GowlettEleanor ScerriRob Davies Part 3: Biological Anthropology and Palaeoanthropology ;
Emma PomeroyChris StringerKaterina HarvatiBernard Wood Part 4: Primatology and Evolutionary Anthropology ;
Susana CarvalhoIsabelle WinderFiona Jordan Part 5: Evolutionary Genetics ;
Eske WillerslevPontus Skoglund
Lucy Timbrell is an AHRC-funded PhD researcher in the Archaeology of Human Origins Research Group at the University of Liverpool. Broadly, she is interested in the evolution of modern human diversity, with her doctoral research focussing on quantifying the population structure of early Homo sapiens in Late-Middle Pleistocene Africa. Alongside her PhD research, she organises the widely-known University of Liverpool Evolutionary Anthropology seminar series.
- Edited by Lucy Timbrell
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