UCL Institute of Archaeology Research Seminars
All Seminars will be held in either room 612 or Lecture Theatre G6, Institute of Archaeology, 31-34 Gordon Square. All will start at 4pm, end at 5.30pm and be followed by a drinks reception in room 609 - the IoA staff common room.
Monday January 19th : Felix Riede, Institute of Archaeology, UCL. Location:Rm 612
Darwinism, early Scandinavian archaeology and contemporary trends - a re-appraisal at the Darwin bicentenary
Monday January 26th : Gregory Radick, University of Leeds Location:Rm 612
Race, Language and Darwinism Since Darwin
Monday February 2nd : Colin McEwan, The British Museum Location:Rm 612
Darwin at the 'Uttermost End of the Earth'
Monday February 9th : Rob Foley, University of Cambridge Location:LT G06
What human evolution can contribute to the ‘Origin of Species’
Monday February 16th : Kevin Laland, University of St Andrews Location:Rm 612
Niche construction theory and archaeology
Monday February 23rd : Dorian Fuller, Instit. of Archaeology, UCL Location:Rm 612
Domestication and unconscious selection: Convergent evolution in plants and planting
Monday March 2nd : Volker Sommer, Department of Anthropology, UCL Location:LT G06
The 'Naked Ape' Revisited. Sexual Selection of Humans and Other Primates
Monday March 9th : Alex Mesoudi, Queen Mary, University of London Location:Rm 612
Simulating the cultural evolution of prehistoric artifacts in the psychology lab
Monday March 16th : Robert Prescott, University of St Andrews Location:LT G06
Last days of HMS Beagle
Monday March 23rd : Stephen Marshall, Bartlett Sch. of Planning, UCL Location:Rm 612
Cities, Design and Evolution
For more information please see http://ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/events/seminars/researchsem/2009spring.htm