Objetivo The evolutionary success of humans can be attributed to our ability to adapt to ever-changing environments. This reproductive and adaptive success is demonstrated by the 7 billion living humans, occupying nearly every corner of the globe. However, the expansion of humans is an evolutionarily recent development; fossil, genetic and archaeological evidence indicates that humans and our hominin ancestors frequently failed to adapt to climatic fluctuations, leading to demographic contractions and regional extinctions. Remarkably little is known about the history of these evolutionary successes and failures across vast regions of the world, including in the Arabian Desert - a critical biogeographical landbridge for hominins and other animals. Although poorly known, the Arabian Desert preserves spectacular Pleistocene and Holocene records, with considerable potential for elucidating evolutionary patterns and processes on a variety of spatial and temporal scales. The PALAEODESERTS project sets forth a series of testable hypotheses to address the relations between humid and arid climatic periods and population expansions, contractions and extinctions. To address the hypotheses a bold interdisciplinary approach is taken, combining information from palaeoenvironmental studies, palaeontology, geography, geochronology, animal and human genetics, archaeology, rock art studies and linguistics. Examination of hominin and animal population histories provides a comparative framework to assess when, why and how novel cultural behaviours provided survival benefits to hominins. The PALAEODESERTS project will have a profound effect on our understanding of Arabia’s place in the story of human evolution and, more broadly, on the relationship between environmental change, population history, and cultural innovations. This project is uniquely placed to understand our past and contextualise the present at a time when climate change is of considerable public and academic interest and concern. Ámbito científico natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencespalaeontology Programa(s) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Tema(s) ERC-AG-ID1 - ERC Advanced Grant Interdisciplinary Panel Convocatoria de propuestas ERC-2011-ADG_20110406 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación ERC-AG - ERC Advanced Grant Institución de acogida MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV Aportación de la UE € 319 684,87 Dirección HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 80539 Munchen Alemania Ver en el mapa Región Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Beate Kerpen (Ms.) Investigador principal Michael D Petraglia (Dr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Beneficiarios (2) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV Alemania Aportación de la UE € 319 684,87 Dirección HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 80539 Munchen Ver en el mapa Región Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Beate Kerpen (Ms.) Investigador principal Michael D Petraglia (Dr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD La participación finalizó Reino Unido Aportación de la UE € 1 924 665,13 Dirección WELLINGTON SQUARE UNIVERSITY OFFICES OX1 2JD Oxford Ver en el mapa Región South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Gill Wells (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos
