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This category is for sites about human evolution. Human evolution is the part of biological evolution concerned with the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species. The genus Homo is first known from the remains of Homo habilis who roamed the earth from about 2.4 to 1.4 million years ago. Other members of the genus Homo followed, but it is unclear which of these were actually ancestors of modern man, Homo sapiens, who first appeared about 250,000 years ago.
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The ascent of mankind could have been influenced by frequent cosmic catastrophes.
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.]
Stephen Oppenheimer provides a virtual global journey of modern man over the last 160,000 years.
Offers an outline of William Calvin's from his book about a theory about human brain evolution and climate change.
Article by Eugenie C. Scott of the National Center for Science Education dealing with the human fossil record and the racial origins of man.
Essays recounting our three million year journey from the treetops of Africa to civilization.
Exhibit on the evolution of man at the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum.
Full text of a book presenting the author's views about directionality in evolution and its implications for human society.
Interactive site introducing the human-like species that came before us, our closest ancestors, with a hominid family tree.
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.
BBC News report on study suggesting that the precision grip of early modern humans may have allowed them to triumph over Neanderthals.
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.
Provides information on the discovery of hominid fossils in different parts of the world and the time range in which each species lived.
Notes from a lecture by DSG Pollock on early hominids. Includes references.
Comprehensive information from Wikipedia on the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species from other hominans, great apes and placental mammals.
Publications from Dr. John Skoyles, an academic researcher from London, on the origins and nature of human biology, language, mind, society, faith, and clinical conditions.
Smithsonian Institution's journey through five million years of human evolution.
Covers the development of humans from our ancestors. In module format.
Provides information on the book of this name by KRV Hari about the human saga of the last 500,000 years. There are sample pages to download and a link to purchase the book online.
A non-profit, multidisciplinary research organization, affiliated with Arizona State University, dedicated to the recovery and analysis of the fossil evidence for human evolution.
PBS provides biographical information on the Leakey family and their work and important discoveries in East Africa.
Non profit organization site with several articles, glossary, and links section.
Leakey.com celebrates 100 years of the Leakey Family in East Africa.
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.
Sculptural and forensic techniques used to approximate what the Nariokotome boy (KNM-WT-15000)looked like in life.
A series of fifteen essays about the most recent findings in the study of human origins and evolution.
Lecture notes for a course covering human and pre-human history.
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.
An essay by James Q. Jacobs discussing when our earliest human ancestors first began to scavenge for meat and hunt. Includes references.
Picture and discussion of the fossil cranium TM 266-01-060-1 (Toumaï) 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.
This article discusses the evolutionary significance of spiritual development.
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. (November 13, 2007)
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. (May 26, 2004)
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. (June 11, 2003)
Scientists unveiled the remains of a hominid said to be six million years old. (February 07, 2001)
Smithsonian Institution's journey through five million years of human evolution.
Covers the development of humans from our ancestors. In module format.
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.
A non-profit, multidisciplinary research organization, affiliated with Arizona State University, dedicated to the recovery and analysis of the fossil evidence for human evolution.
Notes from a lecture by DSG Pollock on early hominids. Includes references.
Article by Eugenie C. Scott of the National Center for Science Education dealing with the human fossil record and the racial origins of man.
The ascent of mankind could have been influenced by frequent cosmic catastrophes.
Publications from Dr. John Skoyles, an academic researcher from London, on the origins and nature of human biology, language, mind, society, faith, and clinical conditions.
Provides information on the book of this name by KRV Hari about the human saga of the last 500,000 years. There are sample pages to download and a link to purchase the book online.
Stephen Oppenheimer provides a virtual global journey of modern man over the last 160,000 years.
Comprehensive information from Wikipedia on the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species from other hominans, great apes and placental mammals.
PBS provides biographical information on the Leakey family and their work and important discoveries in East Africa.
Picture and discussion of the fossil cranium TM 266-01-060-1 (Toumaï) 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.
Provides information on the discovery of hominid fossils in different parts of the world and the time range in which each species lived.
Interactive site introducing the human-like species that came before us, our closest ancestors, with a hominid family tree.
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.
Essays recounting our three million year journey from the treetops of Africa to civilization.
Leakey.com celebrates 100 years of the Leakey Family in East Africa.
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.]
Sculptural and forensic techniques used to approximate what the Nariokotome boy (KNM-WT-15000)looked like in life.
Offers an outline of William Calvin's from his book about a theory about human brain evolution and climate change.
Exhibit on the evolution of man at the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum.
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.
Lecture notes for a course covering human and pre-human history.
An essay by James Q. Jacobs discussing when our earliest human ancestors first began to scavenge for meat and hunt. Includes references.
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.
A series of fifteen essays about the most recent findings in the study of human origins and evolution.
This article discusses the evolutionary significance of spiritual development.
Non profit organization site with several articles, glossary, and links section.
BBC News report on study suggesting that the precision grip of early modern humans may have allowed them to triumph over Neanderthals.
Full text of a book presenting the author's views about directionality in evolution and its implications for human society.
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. (November 13, 2007)
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. (May 26, 2004)
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. (June 11, 2003)
Scientists unveiled the remains of a hominid said to be six million years old. (February 07, 2001)

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