Archaeology Info Covers significant discoveries from archaeology about human origins. Illustrated descriptions of hominids, with references. Articles, images, bookstore and links.
Archaeology Info Comprehensive human evolution and archaeology online resource for amateurs and experts alike.
Australian and Asian Palaeoanthropology Information and teaching resources on human evolution and the hominid fossil record from Australia, East Asia and South-East Asia.
BBCi - Cavemen Essays, and videos related to the BBC series about human evolution.
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.]
Becoming Human Online documentary, activities and lesson plans
Becoming Human Broadband documentary offers a journey through human evolution; also includes activities and lesson plans.
Becoming Human Journey through the story of human evolution in a multimedia documentary experience. Requires high-speed Internet connection and Macromedia Flash.
Carboniferous Human Bones A discussion and thorough critique of claims that human bones have been found in context with Carboniferous age geological formations.
Discovery Channel: Walking With Cavemen Interactive, multimedia presentation includes a visit to a Neanderthal cave and details of the most famous fossil discoveries.
Evolution's Arrow Web version of a book written by John Stewart about the direction of evolution and the future of humanity.
Evolution's Arrow Full text of a book presenting the author's views about directionality in evolution and its implications for human society.
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.
Handprint : Ancestral Lines Provides an 'interactive' graph that maps the journey of hominid ancestors from 5 million years ago to present day with descriptions of the various species.
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.
Hominid Evolution Descriptions of fossil and recent hominid species.
Hominid Evolution Guided tour of the apes and our ancestors from the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, Scotland.
Hominid Evolution The Hunterian Museum presents a guided tour, following the timeline of fossil discoveries with dioramas, pictures and descriptions.
Hominid Sites Around The World Interactive map of archaeological sites in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia, with brief articles about major species and finds.
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.
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.
Human Family Tree A high school research project describes each of the different fossil discoveries and the way they fit onto a timeline.
Human Origin A proposal of an evolutionary explanation of the human bipedallity, sexual behaviour, language, and consciousness.
Human Origin Program Smithsonian Institution's journey through five million years of human evolution.
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.
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.
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.
Human Prehistory Exhibit that "walks through" the various stages of human evolution.
Human Prehistory This interactive exhibit allows the viewer to walk through the stages of human evolution from Australopithecus to homo sapiens.
Human Prehistory: An Exhibition Offers an overview of human evolution and prehistory with a particular emphasis on early human developments in the Old World. The graphically enhanced tours open with a discussion of the origins of the study of "hominid evolution".
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.
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.
Institute of Human Origins Contains information about the recovery and analysis of fossil evidence supporting the theory of human evolution. Lists bibliography of recommended related resources and previous newsletters.
Leakey Foundation Non profit organization site with several articles, glossary, and links section.
Life and Times of Early Man Comprehensive and interactive guide to the important discoveries and different species involved. Includes a simple chart for following the development of skills and culture.
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.
Nariokotome Reconstruction Sculptural and forensic techniques used to approximate what the Nariokotome boy (KNM-WT-15000)looked like in life.
New Scientist: Chromosomes reveal surprise human-chimp differences 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.
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.
Origins and Evolution of Human Diet Central repository of information and links pertaining to the study of the origins and evolution of human diet.
Paleoanthropology in the 1990's A series of fifteen essays about the most recent findings in the study of human origins and evolution.
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.
Peter Brown's Australian and Asian Palaeoanthropology Covers the hominid fossil record from Australia, East Asia and South-East Asia, including archaic and modern Homo sapiens and Homo erectus. Also includes a PDF field guide to the human skeleton, and downloadable data files of anthropometric data on various historical and modern Asian and Australian collections.
Pictures of Human Evolution Reconstructions, photographs, illustrations and timelines are used to represent the development of modern man.
Prehistoric Cultures Lecture notes for a course covering human and pre-human history.
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.
Spirituality and Evolution This article discusses the evolutionary significance of spiritual development.
The Evolution of Man Exhibit on the evolution of man at the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum.
The Leakey Foundation Includes an outline of how the Leakeys uncovered the chain of human ancestry at Olduvai Gorge, with photographs of the couple.
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.
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.
Theory of Human Evolution The Emuseum gives a general overview, with definitions, fossil charts and a list of the important people involved in the subject.
