Evolution and the Origins of Human Beings
Becoming Human
From the Institute of Human Origins, a website centered around a 30 minute documentary by Donald Johanson on human origins. Glossary, news, opinions as well.
Evolution
Evolution is the study of change. In its most basic sense, evolution is the scientific theory that all animals and plants have their beginnings in preexisting types.
Genographic Project: The Atlas of the Human Journey
The Atlas of the Human Journey includes a map-based exploration of human migration and evolution is an image-rich, user-friendly introduction to current understandings of the rise of Homo sapiens. A series of podcasts leads the user step-by-step out of Africa, while numerous deeper studies of genome trails are there to be explored. From National Geographic's Genographic Project.
Intelligent Designs on Evolution
From American RadioWorks, this website by Mary Beth Kirchner provides an hour-long documentary from NPR and the transcript about the ongoing discussion about teaching intelligent design in science classes.
Neanderthals Meet Modern Humans
An article in the Athena Review by John Shea on the evidence for Neanderthal and modern human interaction in the middle east.
Odd Man Out: Neanderthals and Modern Humans
From British Archaeology, an article by Paul Pettit on new information on the human/neanderthal interface.
Peter Brown's Australian & Asian Paleoanthropology
A terrific combination of research tools, teaching tools, and discussions of skeletal material.
Video Review: NOVA Neanderthals on Trial
Public Broadcasting's award-winning Nova series has produced a video called Neanderthals on Trial, which considers an intriguing question in archaeology: what was the relationship between Homo sapiens sapiens (modern human beings) and Homo sapiens neanderthalensis (Neanderthals)?