- Overview of Human Origins
Locates Homo sapiens on the family tree, compares primate skulls, and links current discoveries to better human understanding of the past.
www.wsu.edu:8001/vwsu/gened/learn-modules/top_longfor/overview/overvw1.html
- Living Links
A center for the study of ape and human evolution at Emory University and the Yerkes Primate Center.
www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS
- Human Evolution: The Fossil Evidence in 3D
UCSB 3D gallery of modern primate relatives and fossil ancestors of humans. Skulls can be rotated 360 degrees, and are accompanied by descriptions.
www.anth.ucsb.edu/projects/human
- Hominid Evolution
Online exhibit from the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery providing information on primates, Australopithecus, the first humans, and modern humans.
www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk/collections/museum/hominid/hominid_index.shtml
- Rise of the Human Race: The Civilizations of the Ancient Near East
From Dr E's Social Science Webzine.
www.emayzine.com/lectures/sumeria.htm
- Descent of Man, The@
Read online copies of Charles Darwin's 1871 publication The Descent of Man.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Darwin__Charles_Robert__1809_1882_/Descent_of_Man__The
- Paleoanthro Weblog
Features Jim Foley's thoughts about paleoanthropology, creationism, and related topics.
www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/blog.html
- Origins of "Homo"
Pop evolution theory about whether the "third sex" is responsible for the rise from apes to men.
users.cybercity.dk/~dko12530/qstudies.htm
- Science Odyssey: Human Evolution
Offers an activity which shows the major hominid species discovered to date, when they lived, and how they might be related to each other.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/evolution
- Evolution of Man, The
Provides general information about hominids and the Australopithecus and Homo lineages.
www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/man/begin.html
- Braindance
Dedicated to the study of hominid brain evolution. Learn about the processes that have shaped our brains over the past five million years.
www.anthro.fsu.edu/research/falk/braindance.html
- Human Origins Project - National Geographic
Find human evolution information and facts along with updates on The Human Origins Project, a joint initiative of the National Geographic Society and the Turkana Basin Institute.
www.nationalgeographic.com/field/projects/human-origins.html
- Hunting Hominids: An Evolution Revolution
Excerpts from the Discovery Channel series exploring early human development.
exn.ca/hominids/home.cfm
- Human Evolution - Harry's Kingdom
Offers an introduction to human origins, cultural evolution, modern human dispersal, and bipedalism.
www.stanford.edu/~harryg/protected/evolve3.htm
- Origin of Modern Humans: Multiregional and Replacement Theories
Examines the models of the origin and dispersal of Homo sapiens.
calvin.linfield.edu/~mrobert/origins.htm
- Instant Evolution
Speculative paper arguing that human genes have changed dramatically since the start of city living.
www.howardbloom.net/instant_evolution.htm
- Evolution's Arrow
Examines the past, present, and future psychological evolution of humanity.
www4.tpg.com.au/users/jes999
- Origins of Humankind
PBS Evolution Library presents The Hominid Family Tree. Find profiles of ancient hominid species dating back to six million years ago.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/humans/humankind/d.html
- First Europeans: Treasure From the Hills of Atapuerca
Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History featuring exquisitely preserved hominid and animal fossils that reveal the mysteries of ancient humans.
www.amnh.org/exhibitions/atapuerca
- Ancient Civilizations: Early Humans
Offers profiles of Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Home erectus, Neanderthal, and Cro-magnon peoples.
www.seneca.k12.pa.us/~lions/earlyhumans.html
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