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Non profit organization site with several articles, glossary, and links section.
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The Leakey Foundation Links to acquaintances of the Leakey Foundation 2006 Speaker Series on Human Origins The Leakey Foundation has begun organizing the 2006 Speaker Series. Please continue to check our website for further details. We anticipate that this will be one of...A non-profit, multidisciplinary research organization, affiliated with Arizona State University, dedicated to the recovery and analysis of the fossil evidence for human evolution.
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IHO Index O advances scientific understanding of our origins and its contemporary relevance. Combining interdisciplinary expertise and targeted funding, IHO fosters the pursuit of integrated solutions to the most important questions regarding the course, cause and timing of events in human evolution....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.
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Prominent Hominid Fossils Sahelanthropus tchadensis Ardipithecus ramidus Australopithecus anamensis Australopithecus afarensis Kenyanthropus platyops Australopithecus africanus Australopithecus garhi Australopithecus aethiopicus Australopithecus robustus Australopithecus boisei Homo habilis Homo georgicus Homo erectus Homo ergaster Homo antecessor Homo heidelbergensis Homo neanderthalensis Homo floresiensis Homo sapiens This list...A discussion and thorough critique of claims that human bones have been found in context with Carboniferous age geological formations.
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Carboniferous human bones an evaluation Carboniferous human bones an evaluation This document evaluates some of the claims of human bones in Carboniferous-age rocks in eastern Pennsylvania, as presented by Ted Holden medved@access5.digex.net and initially discovered and interpreted by Ed Conrad edconrad@postoffice.ptd.net Note: Ed has a...A theory of human evolution which seeks to understand how humans evolved from animals that were similar to the great apes.
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introdution to the theory Why are there human beings or What caused them to evolve must be two of the most fundamental questions in science, and indeed form the whole raison d'etre of anthropology. Robert Foley The Amphibious-Generalist Hypothesis seeks to understand how humans...Smithsonian Institution's journey through five million years of human evolution.
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The Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian Institution About the Human Origins Program The Hall of Human Ancestors What's Hot! in Paleoanthropology Frequently Asked Questions Summary of Human Origins Have a Question for Our Researchers? Acknowledgments Links to Related Sites| Feedback| Site Map/Contents Page Last Update: June 2004...Links for primates, human evolution and paleoecology, course notes on Human Origins, and Jeanne Sept's personal web pages at Indiana University.
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Human Origins and Evolution Homebase What do we know about human origins and evolution in Africa? Researchers have culled information from many different fields to address this question. This page was established by Professor Jeanne Sept to maintain links to this constantly growing scientific database,...Traces origins from ape ancestors such as Australopithecus to modern man. Talks about Neanderthals and their relationship to the gorilla and chimpanzee.
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Human Evolution from early primates to technological man, looking at species like the Australopithecines and Neanderthals no frames...Central repository of information and links pertaining to the study of the origins and evolution of human diet.
http://www.cast.uark.edu/local/icaes/index.html
A proposal of an evolutionary explanation of the human bipedallity, sexual behaviour, language, and consciousness.
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Go to Homepage A proposal of an evolutionary explanation of the human bipedality, sexual behaviour, language, and consciousness. By Svend Palm, Lindbjergvej 13, DK 2750 Ballerup, Denmark. Preword. This essay is a proposal of an evolutionary explanation of the origin of the particular...An interactive online textbook. [requires Shockwave plugin]
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Human Evolution Multimedia Internet program is free to adopters of How Humans Evolved and Reconstructing Human Origins. It can also be used as a shockwave demo of the Professional Edition CD-ROM (more information below Click on the chapters below, and a Shockwave lesson...A study of the evolution of hominids.
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Human Evolution The universe is constructed from a multitude of various materials. It is dynamic in form and shape due to a multitude of various processes and interactions between these materials. To the human, however, in his need to establish his place...Descriptions of fossil and recent hominid species.
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Hominid Evolution, Australopithecus afarensis africanus anamensis, Homo sapiens neanderthal neandertalensis heidelbergensis antecessor ergaster erectus rudolfensis habilis, Paranthropus boisei robustus aethiopicus, Ardipithecus ramidus, Hominid speciation, Hominoid, Primates, Aegyptopithecus, Proconsul, Kenyapithecus, Strepsherinni, Halporini, Pongid, Human Evolution Australopithecus afarensis africanus anamensis, Homo sapiens neanderthal neandertalensis heidelbergensis antecessor ergaster erectus rudolfensis habilis, Paranthropus boisei robustus aethiopicus, Ardipithecus ramidus, Hominid speciation, Hominoid, Primates, Aegyptopithecus, Proconsul, Kenyapithecus, Strepsherinni, Halporini, Pongid, Human Evolution Hominid Evolution from Australopithecus to Cro-MagnonA definitive survey...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.
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200801minid.html Return to main index page C O N T E N T S CLICK ON TITLE TO GO STRAIGHT TO ARTICLE Recent articles on genetic recombination and biased gene conversion Selective advantage of language might have driven low sequence variation...Full text of a book presenting the author's views about directionality in evolution and its implications for human society.
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Evolution's Arrow The direction of evolution and the future of humanity John Stewart Member of the Evolution of Complexity and Cognition Research Group, the Free University of Brussels This site includes the full text of my book Evolution’s Arrow. Originally Evolution’s Arrow...Interactive map of archaeological sites in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia, with brief articles about major species and finds.
http://faculty.vassar.edu/~piketay/evolution/SiteMap.html
Dealing with topics ranging from human origins to language to social behavior.
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PaleoArchaeology News, Research and Human Origin Discussion This is a place for the discussion of subjects pertaining to paleoarchaeology. We are interested in the how man evolved from the early Australopithecines to the present day. Come join our mailing list and stay up to date on the...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.
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A105 Human Origins and Prehistory: Fall Semester 2004 The story of our past can be found in clues from a wide range of sources everything from details of DNA to evocative murals in Ice Age caves. This is why the scientific quest for human origins requires the curiosity...Argues that humans have, in fact, been evolving, since Neanderthal times. Points to new studies being done with gene mutations.
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INSTANT EVOLUTION: The Influence of the City on Human Genes The dominant view in today's evolutionary psychology is that our instincts were stamped into our DNA during the infamous EEA The Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness This is generally reckoned as a roughly two and a half million-year hunter-gatherer phase that...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.
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May 9, 1997, Hour Two:Human Origins Recent discoveries by fossil scientists may provide the earliest documented evidence of toolmaking, and push the origin of homo sapiens back more than 400,000 years. In this hour of Science Friday, we'll talk about these latest findings and the evidence...An essay by James Q. Jacobs discussing when our earliest human ancestors first began to scavenge for meat and hunt. Includes references.
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Reflections on the Origins of Scavenging and Hunting When did our earliest human ancestors first begin to scavenge for meat and first begin to hunt? This is a difficult question to answer with certainty. We cannot ask them, and their few surviving fossils offer clues that are at...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.
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Modern Human Origins Modern Human Origins is still evolving. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6...A forum for the scientific discussion of paleoanthropology, paleoprimatology, physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, stone age archeology, human origins, primate biology, and primate evolution.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paleoanthropology/
Web Resources for Sahelanthropus tchadensis aka "Toumai" can be found here.
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Sahelanthropus tchadensis Toumai Sahelanthropus.com From an ancient primeval forest to the greatest desert in the world, join us on a seven million year journey to discover the origin of mankind. Welcome to Toumai Sahelanthropus tchadensis The recent discovery of a fascinating new hominid species...This article discusses the evolutionary significance of spiritual development.
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Evolution and Spirituality Are we organisms that are forever constrained by their biological and cultural past Or can we become self-evolving beings—organisms that are able to adapt in whatever directions are necessary for future evolutionary success, relatively unfettered by our evolutionary past or...A series of fifteen essays about the most recent findings in the study of human origins and evolution.
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Paleoanthropology in the 1990's Australopithecus anamensis The Earliest Homo fossils Homo antecessor The Human Origin Debate Recent African Genesis Multiregional Evolution Population Bottlenecks Paleoanthropology Essays The Dawn of Prehistoric Rock Art Reflections on the Style-Function Debate Australia's Oldest Human Remains Reflections on the Origins...BBC News report on study suggesting that the precision grip of early modern humans may have allowed them to triumph over Neanderthals.
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BBC News SCI/TECH Handy clues to ascent of Man The precision grip of early modern humans may have helped them manipulate tools and eventually triumph over Neanderthals, new research suggests. 3D reconstructions based on fossil remains indicate that early modern humans had hands that were better suited to using...Scientists unveiled the remains of a hominid said to be six million years old.
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BBC News SCI/TECH Oldest ape-man fossils revealed Scientists say the femur is the key to their discovery A Franco-Kenyan team of anthropologists has put on show the remains of what it claims is the oldest ever hominid, or ape-man, yet found. The creature is said to be...Article, by William R. Leonard, arguing that dietary change was a driving force in human evolution.
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Science Technology at Scientific American.com: Food for Thought EVOLUTION Dietary change was a driving force in human evolution Dietary change was a driving force in human evolution By William R. Leonard 1 2 3 4 5 6 next a href http www.sciamdigital.com/cart_http.cfm?ARTICLEID_CHAR=C5DB976F-F372-4E04-9042-FB7888D3314&sc=I100561 ta...Lecture notes for a course covering human and pre-human history.
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Prehistoric Cultures Universitiy of Minnesota Duluth Please consider upgrading your web browser. Search People Departments Events News Prehistoric Cultures UMD Home CLA Sociology-Anthropology Anthropology Tim Roufs Prehistoric Cultures Enlarge Fonts A Z Index search links A B C D E F G H I J K...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.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993814
Discovery.com feature explores human evolution.
http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/cavemen/cavemen.html
Sculptural and forensic techniques used to approximate what the Nariokotome boy (KNM-WT-15000)looked like in life.
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Face of Early Man Since their respective reconstructions, there have been very few published articles on “Kennewick Man Lucy or the “Ice Man that have not included photographs of these reconstructions. Clearly, early hominid facial reconstruction is important to our overall understanding of these...Stunning finds in the Republic of Georgia upend long-standing ideas about the first hominids to journey out of Africa
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Science Technology at Scientific American.com: Stranger in a New Land HUMAN EVOLUTION Stunning finds in the Republic of Georgia upend long-standing ideas about the first hominids to journey out of Africa CURRENT ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS: Preparing for the Worst Protecting against the Next Katrina Subscribe WEB HIGHLIGHTS: Web Awards Readers Favorites SEARCH Advanced Search October 26, 2005 Newsletters|RSS FEATURE ARTICLES November 2003 issue HUMAN EVOLUTION Stranger in a New Land Stunning finds...Essays, and videos related to the BBC series about human evolution.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/cavemen/chronology/
Information and links to other sites.
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Alan J. White Human Origins Introduction This is a summary of the state of the science of human origins, palaeoanthropology, as of May/June 2003. Contents Species list Geology Climate Unique human traits and their origins Thoughts on human origins General References Modern Human Origins PBS Origins...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.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99995044
An alternative explanation of human evolution evolution.
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Out of Africa as pygmies and back as global mongoloids a human rights perspective Hypothesis assembled in public in May 2004 (Original idea from 1992 Demands for Resources).Link to a pile of open questions related to the hypothesis below. Please add, answer or correct! Link to A Nomenclature System for the Tree of Human...Alternative explanation for current topics in human evolution.
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Toba Volcano, ch.5 Human evolution Homo neanderthalensis in the Middle East, 75,000 years ago 5-4. After the Bottleneck 5-4.1 Homo neanderthalensis in the Middle East, until 30,000 years ago 5-4.2 Homo erectus (Ngandong 6) on Java, Indonesia, until 25,000? years ago 5-4.3 Homo floresiensis on...Offers an outline of William Calvin's from his book about a theory about human brain evolution and climate change.
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William H. Calvin, A Brain for All Seasons (University of Chicago Press, 2002 Table of Contents One of the most shocking realizations of all time has slowly been dawning on us: the earth's climate does great flip-flops every few thousand years, and with breathtaking speed. In just a few years, the climate suddenly cools worldwide. With...Exhibit on the evolution of man at the Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum.
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The Evolution of Man Click on skull to begin...Covers the development of humans from our ancestors. In module format.
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ASM101 Human Origins and Development of Culture Equilibrium can be applied to the real world: Exploration VARIATION SO WHAT IS RACE? HUMAN VARIANCE: Understanding Racial Classification Reflect on the following by Jared Diamond This is taken from The Third Chimpanzee: the evolution and future of the human...Aimed at both students and educators alike, providing factual information and follow up questions about human origins.
http://library.thinkquest.org/26070/data/eng/
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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An Essay on Human Evolution The following is merely one layman’s opinion and speculations on the conditions and processes that produced the first tool making, sentient, intelligent creatures that we call human. It addresses the period between the forest-savanna transition in East Africa and the...