Includes the development of life on earth up to the time of modern man, as well as changes on the Earth itself.
"Prehistory" is the period of history before writing was invented and records kept. The term was coined by Daniel Wilson in 1851. The study of prehistory is concerned with events and developments for which material evidence survives. Adapted from The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Features collections, illustrations, and fact sheets of extinct fauna.
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Broadband documentary offers a journey through human evolution; also includes activities and lesson plans.
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Online exhibit by the Illinois State Museum depicting the environments, plants, and animals of the late Pleistocene.
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An interactive tour of this archaeological dig in Turkey. Includes a timeline and photographs of the project, and details of the techniques used.
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Offers links categorized in five areas: art, daily life, maps, pictures, and research on early man.
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Brief history of early man's culture and development.
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Profile of Mary Leakey from the Scientific American.
(December 16, 1996)
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Features collections, illustrations, and fact sheets of extinct fauna.
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
Online exhibit by the Illinois State Museum depicting the environments, plants, and animals of the late Pleistocene.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Offers links categorized in five areas: art, daily life, maps, pictures, and research on early man.
[ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ]
Broadband documentary offers a journey through human evolution; also includes activities and lesson plans.
[ Kids/Teens ]
An interactive tour of this archaeological dig in Turkey. Includes a timeline and photographs of the project, and details of the techniques used.
[ Kids/Teens ]
Brief history of early man's culture and development.
[ Teens/Mature Teens ]
Profile of Mary Leakey from the Scientific American.
(December 16, 1996)
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