Discoveries continue to be made in terms of the evolution of modern man. This category is for sites concerning the transition from primates to homo sapiens, including the discoveries which have helped bridge gaps in our knowledge.
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- Human Prehistory This interactive exhibit allows the viewer to walk through the stages of human evolution from Australopithecus to homo sapiens.
- Pictures of Human Evolution Reconstructions, photographs, illustrations and timelines are used to represent the development of modern man.
- Human Evolution: The Fossil Evidence in 3D Interactive images of the skulls of modern primate relatives and fossils of the ancestors of humans. [Requires Shockwave]
- Ancestral Lines Shows the different shapes of skulls from chimpanzees through to modern humans. Photographs of fossils can be compared while reading about the characteristics.
- Becoming Human Journey through the story of human evolution in a multimedia documentary experience. Requires high-speed Internet connection and Macromedia Flash.
- 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.
- Human Evolution: You Try It (PBS) Explores when humans evolved, who their ancestors were, and why these species adapted. Includes Shockwave game.
- ReligiousTolerance.org on Evolution and Creationism Overview and history of the Evolution/Creation debate.
- Origin of the Species Written in 1859 by Charles Darwin, it is a description of evolution by natural selection.
- Evolution of Humans Detailed discussion of human evolution with illustrations and graphs.
- Fossil Hominids: The Evidence for Human Evolution An overview of human evolution, summarizing current thinking and describing the fossil evidence for Australopithecus and Homo.
- Archaeology Info Comprehensive human evolution and archaeology online resource.
- Leakey.com: The Leakey Family Biographies and research of this family studying human evolution in Africa.
- Early Hominid Evolution Looks at the discovery and analysis of early hominids.
- BBC: Walking with Cavemen Describes the differences between different species of human ancestors, plus cavemen facts.
- Early Humans Guide to the important discoveries and different species. Includes a simple chart for following the development of skills and culture.
- BBC News: Asteroids May Have Affected Human Evolution Article reports the views of two researchers who believe that man's development could have been influenced by frequent cosmic catastrophes.
- Flat-faced Man is Puzzle BBC News story about the discovery of fossil remains of a human-like creature that researchers say represents an entirely new branch on the human family tree.
- Human Origins Program Movies and photographs illustrate the journey through five million years of human evolution, with FAQ and news of recent discoveries. From the Smithsonian Institution.