19th Jan - 23rd March 2009 Darwin's Influence in Archaeology and Anthropology Seminar Series 

 19 Jan 2009 

 

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