Current Courses

Currently Offered Courses

• Neuroarchaeology

  This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to evolutionary research by combining archaeology and neuroscience into the field of neuroarchaeology. This class will explore what both disciplines’ strengths, weakness, and overlaps are in order to foster a holistic perspective on the evolution of cognition. 

• History of Cognitive Archaeology

  The course consists of a selected list of primary sources that have been instrumental in establishing cognitive archaeology as a viable and influential approach in the study of human evolution. The readings are biased toward Anglophone archaeology, and toward important issues in human cognitive evolution.

• Social Learning and Cognition

  The purpose of this course is to explore diverse learning mechanisms that have emerged throughout human evolution. We will dive deeply into various forms of learning and examine the minimal cognitive abilities required for them. We will question whether learning is an innate human characteristic, explore the role of language in teaching, and investigate alternative modes of communication applied in the learning process. Additionally, we will explore how learning takes place in contemporary hunter-gatherer societies around the world.