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Institute of Human Origins - http://www.asu.edu/clas/iho/
A non-profit, multidisciplinary research organization, affiliated with Arizona State University, dedicated to the recovery and analysis of the fossil evidence for human evolution. |
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Leakey Foundation - http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/
Non profit organization site with several articles, glossary, and links section. |
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Becoming Human - http://www.becominghuman.org/
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.] |
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Maropeng - http://www.maropeng.co.za
The official visitor centres for the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site, Gauteng, South Africa. Provides information on the Sterkfontein Caves, the exhibition, and the other facilities for conferences, education and accommodation. |
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Atlas of the Human Journey - https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/atlas.html
National Geographic project to map the appearance and frequency of genetic markers in modern people so as to track the movements of ancient peoples. Requires Flash. |
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Australian and Asian Palaeoanthropology - http://www-personal.une.edu.au/~pbrown3/palaeo.html
Information and teaching resources on human evolution and the hominid fossil record from Australia, East Asia and South-East Asia. |
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Human Evolution: The Fossil Evidence in 3D - http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/projects/human/
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. |
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Human Evolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_evolution
Comprehensive information from Wikipedia on the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species from other hominans, great apes and placental mammals. |
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Human Origin Program - http://anthropology.si.edu/humanorigins/
Smithsonian Institution's journey through five million years of human evolution. |
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Human Origins and Evolution in Africa - http://www.indiana.edu/~origins/
Links for primates, human evolution and paleoecology, course notes on Human Origins, and Jeanne Sept's personal web pages at Indiana University. |
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Prominent Hominid Fossils - http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/specimen.html
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. |
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Theory of Human Evolution - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/biology/humanevolution/
The Emuseum's general overview of human evolution summarizing people in the study of human evolution, terms, hominid fossil images and links. |
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Archaeology Info - http://www.archaeologyinfo.com/
Human evolution and archaeology online resource for amateurs and experts alike. |
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Human Prehistory - http://users.hol.gr/~dilos/prehis.htm
Exhibit that "walks through" the various stages of human evolution. |
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Hominid Species - http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/species.html
Provides information on the discovery of hominid fossils in different parts of the world and the time range in which each species lived. |
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Human Origins and Prehistory - http://www.indiana.edu/~origins/teach/A105.html
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. |
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Prehistoric Cultures - http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/
Lecture notes for a course covering human and pre-human history. |
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Sahelanthropus tchadensis - http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/toumai.html
Picture and discussion of the fossil cranium TM 266-01-060-1 (Toumaļ) found in Chad in 2001. It is estimated to be between six and seven million years old. Until other early hominid fossils are found to provide context it cannot be known how this species relates to the human, chimp, or even gorilla lines. |
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Human Evolution Pictures and Timelines - http://www.wilderdom.com/evolution/HumanEvolutionPictures.htm
A collection of pictures and timelines depicting the evolution of human beings. |
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Human Evolution - http://www.onelife.com/evolve/manev.html
A study of the evolution of hominids. |
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Reflections on the Origins of Scavenging and Hunting in Early Hominids - http://www.jqjacobs.net/anthro/paleo/scavenging.html
An essay by James Q. Jacobs discussing when our earliest human ancestors first began to scavenge for meat and hunt. Includes references. |
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Evolution and the Origin of Races - http://ncseweb.org/evolution/science/evolution-origin-races
Article by Eugenie C. Scott of the National Center for Science Education dealing with the human fossil record and the racial origins of man. |
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Hominid Evolution - http://www.serpentfd.org/section2hominidevolution.html
An unorthodox human evolution theory based on a synthesis of biological and cultural theory and new discoveries in neuropsychology. |
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Evolution: Origins of Humankind - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/humans/humankind/
Interactive site introducing the human-like species that came before us, our closest ancestors, with a hominid family tree. |
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Future Human Evolution - http://www.humansfuture.org
Ideas and articles about the future of mankind, artificial intelligence, robotics, nano technology, space colonization, time travel, genetic engineering and life extension. |
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Instant Evolution: The Influence of the City on Human Genes - http://howardbloom.net/instant_evolution.htm
Argues that humans have, in fact, been evolving, since Neanderthal times. Points to new studies being done with gene mutations. |
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A Look at Our Ancestors - http://www.humboldt.edu/~mrc1/
Humboldt University's summary of the hominid evolutionary line, with species involved grouped by genus. |
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BBC News: 'Oldest' Ape-man Fossils Revealed - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1157536.stm
Scientists unveiled the remains of a hominid said to be six million years old. |
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New African Ape Fossil Discovered - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7092424.stm
BBC Science and Nature article by Helen Briggs on the discovery of fossils of an ape that lived 10 million years ago which could hold clues to the dawn of human evolution. |
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The Upright Ape: A New Origin of the Species - http://www.uprightape.net
Information on a book by Aaron G. Filler MD, PhD that presents a new theory on the early origins of the hominiform primates. |
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Human Origin - http://home13.inet.tele.dk/palm/homweb.htm
A proposal of an evolutionary explanation of the human bipedallity, sexual behaviour, language, and consciousness. |
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New Scientist: Dawn of Human Race Uncovered - http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3814
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. |
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New Scientist: Chromosomes Reveal Surprise Human-chimp Differences - http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn5044
Comparisons of newly-sequenced chimpanzee chromosome 22 and its counterpart, human chromosome 21, show that while the DNA differences are small, they are spread out to affect 83 percent of the proteins coded for. |
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The Hominid Journey - http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d10/asb/origins/hominid_journey/central.html
Demonstrates how our ancestors have changed over the last 4 million years. Provides information on the location and age of hominid discoveries and how the cranium and other features developed over time. |
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Paleoprimatology & Human Evolution Yahoo! Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paleoanthropology/
A forum for the scientific discussion of paleoanthropology, paleoprimatology, physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, Stone Age archeology, human origins, primate biology, and primate evolution. |
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Aida Gomez Robles - http://aida.gomezrobles.googlepages.com/
Personal webpage of this researcher in Paleoanthropology at the National Research Centre on Human Evolution (CENIEH). Includes research lines, publications, fieldwork and curriculum vitae. |
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An Essay on Human Evolution - http://home.comcast.net/~cmdaven/human.htm
A speculative essay on primate evolution in East Africa in the period between approximately five million years BCE and two and one-half million years BCE, during which significant pre-human evolution took place and ending when recognizably-human, tool-using creatures first emerged. |
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BBC News: Asteroids May Have Affected Human Evolution - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1272368.stm
The ascent of mankind could have been influenced by frequent cosmic catastrophes. |
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Handy Clues to Ascent of Man - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1154491.stm
BBC News report on study suggesting that the precision grip of early modern humans may have allowed them to triumph over Neanderthals. |
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Scientific American: Food for Thought - http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0007B7DC-6738-1DC9-AF71809EC588EEDF
Article, by William R. Leonard, arguing that dietary change was a driving force in human evolution. |