Paleoanthropology

Contains a descriptive catalog and high-quality photographs of terminal Pleistocene and early Holocene skeletal materials excavated in Australia (many unpublished and repatriated). Includes sections on the antiquity of artificial cranial deformation and the origins debate in Australia.

Includes a catalog of Chinese fossils, position papers, a description of current research activities in China, and links to other sites. The picture gallery of Chinese fossils is an excellent resource.

Pages created to refute claims against the validity of human evolution. Summary of current thinking in paleoanthropology and supporting fossil evidence.

Illustrated comparison of chimpanzee, australopithecine, and human os coxae, femora, and feet with brief comments on important similarities and differences.

Lecture notes on human evolution from the Centre for Human Biology. Good introductory review material.

Sponsored by the National Center for Science Education to bring together K-12 science teachers and scientists whose expertise is human evolution. Lists publications of the NCSE in addition to other resources for evolution and biology education in both on-line and traditional formats.

Established to maintain current links to the constantly growing scientific database of information on human origins and evolution in Africa.

Features human origins news and links to many other human evolution resources, including Milford Wolpoff's web site. Beware: the information on this site is biased towards the Multiregional Theory of human evolution.

World maps providing general locations for several prominent hominid-bearing sites as well as Upper Paleolithic cave art sites.

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