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http://www.cix.co.uk/~awhitec/HumanOrigins/Introduction.htm
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BBCi - Cavemen
Essays, and videos related to the BBC series about human evolution.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/cavemen/chronology/
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Leakey.com: The Leakey Family
Leakey.com celebrates 100 years of the Leakey Family in East Africa.
http://www.leakey.com
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Scientific American: Stranger in a New Land
Stunning finds in the Republic of Georgia upend long-standing ideas about the first hominids to
journey out of Africa
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=0008C127-C322-1F80-B57583414B7F0103
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Nariokotome Reconstruction
Sculptural and forensic techniques used to approximate what the Nariokotome boy
(KNM-WT-15000)looked like in life.
http://brianaala.tripod.com/Narboy.html
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Hominidae Skull Recreations
Skull reconstructions for sale.
http://www.skullsunlimited.com/
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Human Family Tree
Hominid descriptions including a timeline
http://www.freewebs.com/humanfamilytree03k/
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Walking With Cavemen
Discovery.com feature explores human evolution.
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/cavemen/cavemen.html
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New Scientist: Dawn of Human Race Uncovered
The discovery of three Ethiopian skulls from 160,000 years ago, showing almost completely modern
features, lends new support to the Out-of-Africa hypothesis. Includes information about handling of
skulls after death and dating techniques used.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993814
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Prehistoric Cultures
Lecture notes for a course covering human and pre-human history.
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/
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A Look at Our Ancestors
Humboldt University's summary of the hominid evolutionary line, with species involved grouped by
genus.
http://www.humboldt.edu/~mrc1/
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Theory of Human Evolution
The Emuseum's general overview of human evolution summarizing people in the study of human
evolution, terms, hominid fossil images and links.
http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/biology/humanevolution/
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Scientific American: Food for Thought
Article, by William R. Leonard, arguing that dietary change was a driving force in human evolution.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0007B7DC-6738-1DC9-AF71809EC588EEDF
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BBC News: 'Oldest' Ape-man Fossils Revealed
Scientists unveiled the remains of a hominid said to be six million years old.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1157536.stm
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Handy Clues to Ascent of Man
BBC News report on study suggesting that the precision grip of early modern humans may have allowed
them to triumph over Neanderthals.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1154491.stm
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BBC News: Asteroids May Have Affected Human Evolution
The ascent of mankind could have been influenced by frequent cosmic catastrophes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1272368.stm
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Paleoanthropology in the 1990's
A series of fifteen essays about the most recent findings in the study of human origins and
evolution.
http://www.jqjacobs.net/anthro/paleo/
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Spirituality and Evolution
This article discusses the evolutionary significance of spiritual development.
http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/jes999/HumNat.htm
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Sahelanthropus tchadensis - Toumai
Web Resources for Sahelanthropus tchadensis aka "Toumai" can be found here.
http://www.sahelanthropus.com
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Life and Times of Early Man
Overview of major groups of hominids.
http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/EarlyMan.html
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Human Origins and Development of Culture
Covers the development of humans from our ancestors. In module format.
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/anthro/asm101_main.html
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Paleoprimatology & Human Evolution Yahoo! Group
A forum for the scientific discussion of paleoanthropology, paleoprimatology, physical
anthropology, cultural anthropology, stone age archeology, human origins, primate biology, and
primate evolution.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paleoanthropology/
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Modern Human Origins
A reference site for information on human evolution, with images of hominid specimens arranged by
species and site, papers written by C David Kreger, and a bibliography.
http://www.modernhumanorigins.com/
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Reflections on the Origins of Scavenging and Hunting in Early Hominids
An essay by James Q. Jacobs discussing when our earliest human ancestors first began to scavenge
for meat and hunt. Includes references.
http://www.jqjacobs.net/anthro/paleo/scavenging.html
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Human Origins
Radio program discusses fossil discoveries that may provide the earliest documented evidence of
toolmaking, and push the origin of homo sapiens back more than 400,000 years. A discussion
featuring Donald Johanson and Blake Edgar.
http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1997/May/hour2_050997.html
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Instant Evolution: The Influence of the City on Human Genes
Argues that humans have, in fact, been evolving, since Neanderthal times. Points to new studies
being done with gene mutations.
http://howardbloom.net/instant_evolution.htm
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Human Origins and Prehistory
Class page to go along with Indiana University's anthropology class, A105. Lectures cover the
human place among the pages, evolution theories, genetics and current research. Related resource
links are included.
http://www.indiana.edu/~origins/teach/A105.html
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Hominid Evolution
Guided tour of the apes and our ancestors from the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, Scotland.
http://www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk/museum/hominid/hominid.html
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A Brain for All Seasons: Human Evolution
Offers an outline of William Calvin's from his book about a theory about human brain evolution and
climate change.
http://faculty.washington.edu/wcalvin/BrainForAllSeasons/
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Human Evolution: The Fossil Evidence in 3D
3D gallery of the skulls of five modern primate relatives and five fossil ancestors of humans
contains, each of which may be rotated through 360 degrees. With accompanying descriptions.
http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/projects/human/
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Human Evolution Discussion Group
Dealing with topics ranging from human origins to language to social behavior.
http://disc.server.com/Indices/29774.html
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Hominid Sites Around The World
Interactive map of archaeological sites in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia, with brief articles
about major species and finds.
http://faculty.vassar.edu/~piketay/evolution/SiteMap.html
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Hominid Skull Photos
Photographs of hominid fossil casts provided by the Anthropology department at California State
University.
http://www.csus.edu/anth/physanth/ancestor.htm
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Evolution's Arrow
Full text of a book presenting the author's views about directionality in evolution and its
implications for human society.
http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/jes999/index.htm
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Did Language Reduce Sequence Variation? The Evolution of Humans
Two articles regarding theories of rapid evolution through biased gene conversion and loss of
allelic variation, leading to the winnowing of the bushy hominid tree.
http://www.geocities.com/acgyles/minid.html
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Hominid Evolution
Descriptions of fossil and recent hominid species.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1381/
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Handprint : Ancestral Lines
Provides an'interactive' graph that maps the journey of our hominid ancestors from 5 million years
ago to present day with descriptions of the various species.
http://www.handprint.com/LS/ANC/evol.html
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Human Evolution
A study of the evolution of hominids.
http://www.onelife.com/evolve/manev.html
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Archaeology Info
Comprehensive human evolution and archaeology online resource for amateurs and experts alike.
http://www.archaeologyinfo.com/
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A Multimedia Guide to the Fossil Record
An interactive online textbook. [requires Shockwave plugin]
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/anthro/humev/
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Human Origin
A proposal of an evolutionary explanation of the human bipedallity, sexual behaviour, language, and
consciousness.
http://home13.inet.tele.dk/palm/homweb.htm
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Origins and Evolution of Human Diet
Central repository of information and links pertaining to the study of the origins and evolution
of human diet.
http://www.cast.uark.edu/local/icaes/index.html
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INQUA Commission on Human Evolution and Paleoecology
An international, interdisciplinary network of anthropological archaeologists, paleontologists and
other quaternary specialists working on issues of hominid evolution. Includes information about
working groups and publications of the commission.
http://www.palaeolithic.dk/inqua/
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Human Evolution from Ape to Technological Man
Traces origins from ape ancestors such as Australopithecus to modern man. Talks about Neanderthals
and their relationship to the gorilla and chimpanzee.
http://www.ecotao.com/holism/huevo/index.html
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Human Origins and Evolution in Africa
Links for primates, human evolution and paleoecology, course notes on Human Origins, and Jeanne
Sept's personal web pages at Indiana University.
http://www.indiana.edu/~origins/
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Becoming Human
Arizona State University's Institute for Human Origins reviews four million years of human
evolution in an interactive documentary. Includes an extensive glossary, a bibliography, and an
annotated set of links. [Requires Flash and a high-speed connection.]
http://www.becominghuman.org/
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Human Origin Program
Smithsonian Institution's journey through five million years of human evolution.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/
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The Multi-habitat Hypothesis
A theory of human evolution which seeks to understand how humans evolved from animals that were
similar to the great apes.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4314/intromhh.html
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Leakey Foundation
Non profit organization site with several articles, glossary, and links section.
http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/
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Human Prehistory
Exhibit that "walks through" the various stages of human evolution.
http://users.hol.gr/~dilos/prehis.htm
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The Evolution of Man
Exhibit at the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum.
http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/man/tit1.html
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Carboniferous Human Bones
A discussion and thorough critique of claims that human bones have been found in context with
Carboniferous age geological formations.
http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/t_origins/carbbones/carbbones.html
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Australian and Asian Palaeoanthropology
Information and teaching resources on human evolution and the hominid fossil record from Australia,
East Asia and South-East Asia.
http://metz.une.edu.au/~pbrown3/palaeo.html
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Think Quest : Human Origins
Forum for both students and educators alike providing factual information and follow up questions.
http://library.advanced.org/26070/data/eng/
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Prominent Hominid Fossils
The list is sorted by species, going from older to more recent species. Within each species, finds
are sorted by the order of their discovery. Each species has a type specimen which was used to
define it.
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/specimen.html
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Institute of Human Origins
A non-profit, multidisciplinary research organization, affiliated with Arizona State University,
dedicated to the recovery and analysis of the fossil evidence for human evolution.
http://www.asu.edu/clas/iho/
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Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China
Resources meant to introduce both earlier and more recent fossil hominid discoveries from China.
http://www.cruzio.com/~cscp/index.htm#catalog
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