Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution

Hominin cognitive evolution: New insights from stone-flaking experiments
13 Mar

Hominin cognitive evolution: New insights from stone-flaking experiments

Mark will first review the "standard story' of stone tool design and cognitive evolution, arguing that the consensus narrative-driven by assertions of goal-directed, top-down design processes.
Book launch of "The Tales Teeth Tell" by Associate Professor Tanya Smith
21 Nov

Book launch of "The Tales Teeth Tell" by Associate Professor Tanya Smith

Join us for a memorable evening with Associate Professor Tanya Smith to celebrate the worldwide launch of her new popular science book "The Tales Teeth Tell: Development, Evolution and Behavior."
Breaking the radiocarbon barrier? A critical assessment of the earliest dates and models for the settlement of Sahul
08 Nov

Breaking the radiocarbon barrier? A critical assessment of the earliest dates and models for the settlement of Sahul

The Environmental Futures Research Institute and the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research presents an Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution and Place Evolution and Rock Art Heritiage Unit Public Lecture:

Breaking the radiocarbon barrier? A critical assessment of the earliest dates and models for the settlement of Sahul (the combined landmass of Australia and New Guinea)
Has anything changed? The current role of archaeological geophysics in Australian archaeology
07 Jun

Has anything changed? The current role of archaeological geophysics in Australian archaeology

The paper addresses the changes or improvements of this discipline in Australian archaeology, and considers whether it has in fact moved forward.
2018 Raymond Dart Lecture with Dr Rick Potts
10 May

2018 Raymond Dart Lecture with Dr Rick Potts

Griffith University's Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution is proud to host the 4th Annual Raymond Dart lecture with Dr Rick Potts paleoanthropologist and Director of the Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC as he discusses the significance of climate adaptability in the origin of our species.