- 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.
- 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.
- Human Prehistory - http://users.hol.gr/~dilos/prehis.htm
Exhibit that "walks through" the various stages of human evolution.
- Leakey Foundation - http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/
Non profit organization site with several articles, glossary, and links section.
- 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.
- Human Origin Program - http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/
Smithsonian Institution's journey through five million years of human evolution.
- 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.]
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Origin - http://home13.inet.tele.dk/palm/homweb.htm
A proposal of an evolutionary explanation of the human bipedallity, sexual behaviour, language, and consciousness.
- Archaeology Info - http://www.archaeologyinfo.com/
Comprehensive human evolution and archaeology online resource for amateurs and experts alike.
- Human Evolution - http://www.onelife.com/evolve/manev.html
A study of the evolution of hominids.
- 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.
- Hominid Evolution - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1381/
Descriptions of fossil and recent hominid species.
- 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.
- Hominid Sites Around The World - http://faculty.vassar.edu/~piketay/evolution/SiteMap.html
Interactive map of archaeological sites in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia, with brief articles about major species and finds.
- 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.
- Hominid Evolution - http://www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk/museum/hominid/hominid.html
Guided tour of the apes and our ancestors from the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow, Scotland.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Spirituality and Evolution - http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/jes999/HumNat.htm
This article discusses the evolutionary significance of spiritual development.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Prehistoric Cultures - http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anth1602/
Lecture notes for a course covering human and pre-human history.
- New Scientist: Dawn of Human Race Uncovered - http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993814
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.
- Human Family Tree - http://www.freewebs.com/humanfamilytree03k/
Hominid descriptions including a timeline
- 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.
- 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
- BBCi - Cavemen - http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/cavemen/chronology/
Essays, and videos related to the BBC series about human evolution.
- Human Origins Summary - http://www.cix.co.uk/~awhitec/HumanOrigins/Introduction.htm
Information and links to other sites.
- New Scientist: Chromosomes reveal surprise human-chimp differences - http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99995044
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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