The evolution of landscape use among modern humans

现代人类景观利用的演变

• 批准号: FT160100139
• 负责人: Prof Alexander Mackay
• 金额: $ 60.41万
• 依托单位: University of Wollongong
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: ARC Future Fellowships
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2017-05-01 至 2023-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/FT160100139
• 关键词: evolution; landscape; use; among; modern

This project aims to understand the evolution of humans’ adaptive landscape use. The dispersal of modern humans from Africa occurred relatively late in our evolutionary history, which suggests a complex pattern of behavioural evolution in our species. Flexible systems of landscape use underpin human adaptation to different environments resulting in our late expansion and modern global distribution. The project will use a configuration of archaeological and environmental information recovered from around the Doring River, South Africa. The project is expected to open a new avenue of research into the evolution of human behaviour, and address key scientific and general-interest questions about humanity’s emergence.

本项目旨在了解人类适应性景观利用的演变。现代人类从非洲的迁徙发生在人类进化史上相对较晚的时期，这表明人类的行为进化模式很复杂。灵活的景观利用系统支撑着人类对不同环境的适应，导致了人类后期的扩张和现代的全球分布。该项目将使用从南非多林河周围恢复的考古和环境信息的配置。该项目有望为研究人类行为的进化开辟一条新的途径，并解决有关人类出现的关键科学和普遍感兴趣的问题。