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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.]
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Archaeology Info http://www.archaeologyinfo.com/
Human evolution and archaeology online resource for amateurs and experts alike.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  A Brain for All Seasons: Human Evolution http://www.williamcalvin.com/BrainForAllSeasons/index.htm
Offers an outline of William Calvin's from his book about a theory about human brain evolution and climate change.
  Human Prehistory http://users.hol.gr/~dilos/prehis.htm
Exhibit that "walks through" the various stages of human evolution.
  Handprint : Ancestral Lines http://www.handprint.com/LS/ANC/evol.html
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.
  Sahelanthropus tchadensis - Toumai http://www.sahelanthropus.com
Web Resources for Sahelanthropus tchadensis aka "Toumai" can be found here.
  Paleoanthropology in the 1990's http://www.jqjacobs.net/anthro/paleo/
A series of fifteen essays about the most recent findings in the study of human origins and evolution.
  Modern Human Origins http://www.modernhumanorigins.com/
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.
  Human Origins http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1997/May/hour2_050997.html
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.
  Leakey.com: The Leakey Family http://www.leakey.com
Leakey.com celebrates 100 years of the Leakey Family in East Africa.
  Language Evolution and Computation Bibliography and Resources http://www.isrl.uiuc.edu/~amag/langev/
Bibliographic resource for those researching the computational aspects of language evolution.
  Evolution's Arrow http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/jes999/index.htm
Full text of a book presenting the author's views about directionality in evolution and its implications for human society.
  Human Evolution http://www.onelife.com/evolve/manev.html
A study of the evolution of hominids.
  Carboniferous Human Bones http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/t_origins/carbbones/carbbones.html
A discussion and thorough critique of claims that human bones have been found in context with Carboniferous age geological formations.
  Origins and Evolution of Human Diet http://www.cast.uark.edu/local/icaes/index.html
Central repository of information and links pertaining to the study of the origins and evolution of human diet.
  Human Evolution from Ape to Technological Man http://www.ecotao.com/holism/huevo/index.html
Traces origins from ape ancestors such as Australopithecus to modern man. Talks about Neanderthals and their relationship to the gorilla and chimpanzee.
  Life and Times of Early Man http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/EarlyMan.html
Overview of major groups of hominids.
  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.
  Hominid Evolution http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1381/
Descriptions of fossil and recent hominid species.
  Did Language Reduce Sequence Variation? The Evolution of Humans http://www.geocities.com/acgyles/minid.html
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.
  Think Quest: Human Origins http://library.thinkquest.org/26070/data/eng/
Aimed at both students and educators alike, providing factual information and follow up questions about human origins.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Human Evolution Pictures and Timelines http://www.wilderdom.com/evolution/HumanEvolutionPictures.htm
A collection of pictures and timelines depicting the evolution of human beings.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  The Multi-habitat Hypothesis http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/4314/intromhh.html
A theory of human evolution which seeks to understand how humans evolved from animals that were similar to the great apes.
  Nariokotome Reconstruction http://brianaala.tripod.com/Narboy.html
Sculptural and forensic techniques used to approximate what the Nariokotome boy (KNM-WT-15000)looked like in life.
  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.
  Human Family Tree http://www.freewebs.com/humanfamilytree03k/
Hominid descriptions including a timeline
  Out of Africa and back as "Mongoloids" http://klevius.info/Humandiaspora.html?1085339285543
An alternative explanation of human evolution evolution.
  Human Origins and Development of Culture http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d10/asb/anthro2003/origins/
Covers the development of humans from our ancestors. In module format.
  Spirituality and Evolution http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/jes999/HumNat.htm
This article discusses the evolutionary significance of spiritual development.
  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.
  New Scientist: Dawn of Human Race Uncovered http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=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.
  New Scientist: Chromosomes reveal surprise human-chimp differences http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=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.
  Human Origins Summary http://www.cix.co.uk/~awhitec/HumanOrigins/Introduction.htm
Information and links to other sites.
  Scientific American: Stranger in a New Land http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=0008C127-C322-1F80-B57583414B7F0103
Stunning finds in the Republic of Georgia upend long-standing ideas about the first hominids to journey out of Africa
  The Evolution of Man http://hoopermuseum.earthsci.carleton.ca//man/begin.html
Exhibit on the evolution of man at the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum.
  Prehistoric Cultures http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/
Lecture notes for a course covering human and pre-human history.
  Leakey Foundation http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/
Non profit organization site with several articles, glossary, and links section.
  BBCi - Cavemen http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/human/human_evolution/
Essays, and videos related to the BBC series about human evolution.
  Human Origin Program http://anthropology.si.edu/humanorigins/
Smithsonian Institution's journey through five million years of human evolution.
  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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