The Center for Cognitive Archaeology has added a class for the Summer 2022 semester!

The Center for Cognitive Archaeology has added a third class to Summer 2022 term, ANTH 4355/5355 Neandertal Cognition!

Join Karenleigh A. Overmann for our online course Neandertal Cognition. Together, we will explore the mind of some of our recent ancestors to compare and contrast similarities and differences between our behavior and the behavior of these archaic humans. After a century of suffering the negative biases of early scholars, Neandertals are emerging from the shadows of prehistory to take their rightful place as explorers and innovators who fought to survive in a heretofore uninhabitable clime. Our course reviews the archaeological evidence via empirical models of cognition in an effort to understand the cognitive and behavioral strategies employed by Homo neanderthalensis during their nearly half million years of existence. Classes begin June 13 and end August 5. Visit https://lases.uccs.edu/programs-a-l/cca for more information.

Spacious Spatiality 2022

Two of the Center for Cognitive Archaeology’s very own faculty members, Tom Wynn and Karenleigh A. Overmann, will be speaking at this year’s Spacious Spatiality!

Space permeates the fabric of reality – or so we perceive – creating the stage where science and art unfold in their manifold expressions. From the earliest forms of mathematics, to the latest advances in neuroscience and computer graphics, space has been a central focus of research. Traditions of geometry, physics and philosophy have produced many theoretical frameworks articulating the notion of space, yet one may be left asking the question: what really is space?

Held online May 23-27, Spacious Spatiality is an interdisciplinary conference organized by SEMF and aimed at answering this seemingly naive question in the most comprehensive way possible.

We are delighted to announce a list of world-class plenary speakers:

Participants from any background are welcome to attend. This event will be of particular interest to researchers in the fields of fundamental physics, mathematical cognition, complexity science, foundations of mathematics, arts, neuroscience, computer science and philosophy of mathematics. Those wishing to attend the online conference must click the button “Attend” on the event website before May 20. The event will also be live-streamed on YouTube.

Following the main event there will be a small-scale three-day workshop aimed primarily at young researchers. Applications to participate in the workshop are open until May 27.

COGNITIVE EVOLUTION NOW OFFERED ONLINE AT THE CENTER FOR COGNITIVE EVOLUTION @ UCCS

When, where, and how did the modern human mind evolve?

Join Karenleigh A. Overmann for our online course in Cognitive Evolution. This course employs the theories and methods of several academic domains (cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, archaeology, linguistics, philosophy of mind, etc.) to interpret the tangible evidence for the evolution of mind—non-human primate anatomy and behavior, human neuroanatomy, hominin paleontology, and archaeology. Here, you will explore the origins and adaptive purposes of concept formation, spatial cognition, social cognition, language, symbolic structures, technology, and working memory on your way to a deeper understanding of the evolutionary changes in form and function of the mind. Classes begin June 13 and end August 5.

Visit us at the Center for Cognitive Archaeology for more information on classes. The deadline to register for courses is June 20, 2022. For information on registration, please visit: https://www.uccs.edu/lases/programs-a-l/cca

THE EVOLUTION OF RITUAL AND RELIGION OFFERED ONLINE NOW AT THE CENTER FOR COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY @ UCCS

How did humankind’s belief in an afterlife evolve? What is a ritual? What rituals are uniquely human? How did ritual evolve? What adaptive purposes do rituals serve?

Join Professor Matt Rossano for our online course The Evolution of Ritual and Religion. The course will explore the role ritual and religion have played in making us human. Together, we will take a highly inter-disciplinary approach using archaeology, anthropology, primatology, and cognitive science to define what ritual and religion are. From the earliest traces of supernaturalization to the rise of morality and monotheism, this course explores the evolution of the form and functions of human spirituality. Classes begin June 13 and end August 5.

Visit the Center for Cognitive Archaeology for more information on classes. The deadline to register for courses is June 20, 2022. For enrollment information, please visit: https://lases.uccs.edu/programs-a-l/cca

SUMMER 2022 COURSES NOW AVAILABLE FOR REGISTRATION

The Center for Cognitive Archaeology at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs is now offering two courses for the Summer 2022 semester. Summer 2022 semester starts June 13 through August 5. Graduate and undergraduate level training is offered in each class. For more information about the Center for Cognitive Archaeology and enrolling in courses, please visit us at: https://lases.uccs.edu/programs-a-l/cca

Deadline to register for courses is June 20, 2022.

Klint Janulis on Gold Rush!

Look who was spotted on TV! Check out Center for Cognitive Archaeology‘s faculty member, Klint Janulis, as a member on season 12 of Gold Rush! Streaming now on Discovery+.

Klint has also appeared on the Science Channel as well as many documentaries. For a full list of his TV appearances, visit https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7129214/

SPRING 2022 COURSES AVAILABLE NOW

The Center for Cognitive Archaeology at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs is now offering four courses for the Spring 2022. Spring 2022 semester starts January 18 through May 13. Graduate and undergraduate level training is offered in each class. For more information about the Center for Cognitive Archaeology and enrolling in courses, please visit us at: https://www.uccs.edu/lases/programs-a-l/cca

Deadline to register for courses is February 2.

HISTORY OF COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY SINCE 1969 OFFERED ONLINE NOW AT THE CENTER FOR COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY @ UCCS

How did archaeologists come to apply cognitive models from psychology and philosophy of mind to the material record? Why were they drawn to begin investigating the evolution of the human mind? How has cognitive archaeology changed the way we think about the evolution of human intelligence and the structure and function of the mind? 

Join Karenleigh A. Overmann for the once-a-year offering of our course, The History of Cognitive Archaeology Since 1969. The course consists of a selection of primary sources that have been instrumental in establishing cognitive archaeology as a viable and influential approach in the study of human evolution. Readings are biased toward Anglophone archaeology and toward important issues in human cognitive evolution. Classes begin January 18 and end May 13. 

Visit us at the Center of Cognitive Archaeology for more information on classes. The deadline to register for courses is February 2, 2022. For registration information, please visit: https://www.uccs.edu/lases/full_program_listings/cca

THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF NUMBERS OFFERED ONLINE NOW AT THE CENTER FOR COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY @ UCCS

Join Karenleigh A. Overmann for our online course in the Archaeology of Numbers. This course examines numbers as systems comprised of interacting psychological, behavioral, and material domains, using concepts and evidence from psychology and ethnography to interpret the archaeological record.  Course content includes the neuropsychology of numeracy, ethnographic behaviors with numbers, and ancient and modern numbers and counting devices. Classes begin January 18 and end May 13.

Visit us at the Center for Cognitive Archaeology for more information on classes. The deadline to register for courses is February 2, 2022. For information on registration, please visit: https://www.uccs.edu/lases/programs-a-l/cca

NEANDERTAL COGNITION OFFERED ONLINE NOW AT THE CENTER FOR COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY @ UCCS

How did Neandertals experience their world? How did their cognition and culture differ from ours? Were they pragmatic? Callous or cold-hearted? Did they love, were they charitable? Were they tough? Dogmatic? Xenophobic?

Join Karenleigh A. Overmann for our online course Neandertal Cognition. Together, we will explore the mind of some of our recent ancestors to compare and contrast similarities and differences between our behavior and the behavior of these archaic humans. After a century of suffering the negative biases of early scholars, Neandertals are emerging from the shadows of prehistory to take their rightful place as explorers and innovators who fought to survive in a heretofore uninhabitable clime. Our course reviews the archaeological evidence via empirical models of cognition in an effort to understand the cognitive and behavioral strategies employed by Homo neanderthalensis during their nearly half million years of existence. Classes begin January 18 and end May 13.

Visit us at the Center for Cognitive Archaeology for more information on classes. The deadline to register for courses is February 2, 2022. For registration information, please visit: https://lases.uccs.edu/programs-a-l/cca