Goal: Portray your knowledge of the important attributes of a particular hominin species.
Format: Dating profile! There are guidelines below. Creativity welcome!
All of the responses on this dating profile should relate to/be unique to the hominin species you choose. There must be good reasons for your answers that relate to the morphology, physiology, behavior, and/or environment of your chosen hominin.
Your submission can be text submission or file upload (as in you can use Word, PowerPoint, or whatever you like). If you upload a file, it must be WORD or PDF.
Dating Profile Guidance:
Check out this article from Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/5-tips-for-writing-the-pe_b_8033438
1.The profile should begin with a picture and “Tinder-style” overall description of your species character that is NO MORE than 300 characters.
Examples:
(but your picture should be from your species, not yourself or another AMH)
2. Second, the profile should contain the following answers to questions–no word limit here, but BE SUCCINT and engaging (like you’re trying to snag a date)! Feel free to include the question in your profile.
Required questions:
What are your best physical features and why?
What are your special skills and/or favorite hobbies?
What are you looking for in a partner?
What is your favorite food and how do you like it prepared?
What are you binge-watching right now and why? (Netflix, Hulu, Prime, whatever streaming service)
Example: For an Australopithecine: “Naked and Afraid” (Because they don’t have clothes, see?)
Example: For Orrorin tugensis: “Sleepy Hollow” (Because they’re also headless…get it?)
Don’t use my examples, but should be species relevant like that!
Describe your perfect first date.
On a typical weekend you will find me…
Example: On a typical weekend, you will find me building a fire in a cave.
What are 5 things you couldn’t live without?
Message me if…
Example: “Message me if your cranial capacity is at least as big as your ego”.
Example: “Message me if you like long muddy walks at Laetoli”.
Criteria for Success: I will be assessing you on how well you address the list above for content as well as how accurately you depict the hominin you have chosen to represent.
List of Possible Hominin Species (Choose one)
Pre-Australopithecine
Sahelanthropus tchadensis
Orrorin tugenensis
Ardipithecus ramidus
Gracile Australopithecines
Australopithecus anamensis
Australopithecus afarensis
Australopithecus africanus
Australopithecus/Kenyanthropus platyops
Australopithecus garhi
Australopithecus sediba
Robust Australopithecines
Paranthropus aethiopicus
Paranthropus boisei
Paranthropus robustus
Genus Homo
Homo habilis
H. rudolfensis
H. erectus
H. ergaster
H. heidelbergensis
H. sapiens neanderthalensis
H. floresiensis
H. naledi
