Conferences and Workshops

Paleoanthropology in the 1990's Paleoanthropology in the 1990's- A series of fifteen essays about the most recent findings in the study of human origins and evolution. Spirituality and Evolution Spirituality and Evolution- This article discusses the evolutionary significance of spiritual development. Paleoprimatology & Human Evolution Yahoo! Group Paleoprimatology & Human Evolution Yahoo! Group- A forum for the scientific discussion of paleoanthropology, paleoprimatology, physical anthropology, cultural anthropology, Stone … Reflections on the Origins of Scavenging and Hunting in Early Hominids Reflections on the Origins of Scavenging and Hunting in Early Hominids- An essay by James Q. Jacobs discussing when our earliest human ancestors first began to scavenge for meat a… Human Origins and Prehistory Human Origins and Prehistory- Class page to go along with Indiana University's anthropology class, A105. Lectures cover the human place among the pages, evolution theories, geneti… Human Evolution Human Evolution- A study of the evolution of hominids. Origins and Evolution of Human Diet Origins and Evolution of Human Diet- Central repository of information and links pertaining to the study of the origins and evolution of human diet. Human Evolution from Ape to Technological Man Human Evolution from Ape to Technological Man- Traces origins from ape ancestors such as Australopithecus to modern man. Talks about Neanderthals and their relationship to the gor… Human Origins and Evolution in Africa Human Origins and Evolution in Africa- Links for primates, human evolution and paleoecology, course notes on Human Origins, and Jeanne Sept's personal web pages at Indiana Univers… Leakey Foundation Leakey Foundation- Non profit organization site with several articles, glossary, and links section. Prominent Hominid Fossils Prominent Hominid Fossils- 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 spec… Evolution's Arrow Evolution's Arrow- Full text of a book presenting the author's views about directionality in evolution and its implications for human society. Bradshaw Foundation: Journey of Mankind Bradshaw Foundation: Journey of Mankind- Stephen Oppenheimer provides a virtual global journey of modern man over the last 160,000 years. Human Origin Program Human Origin Program- Smithsonian Institution's journey through five million years of human evolution. BBC News: Asteroids May Have Affected Human Evolution BBC News: Asteroids May Have Affected Human Evolution- The ascent of mankind could have been influenced by frequent cosmic catastrophes. Leakey.com: The Leakey Family Leakey.com: The Leakey Family- Leakey.com celebrates 100 years of the Leakey Family in East Africa. Archaeology Info Archaeology Info- Human evolution and archaeology online resource for amateurs and experts alike. Handprint : Ancestral Lines Handprint : Ancestral Lines- Provides an'interactive' graph that maps the journey of our hominid ancestors from 5 million years ago to present day with descriptions of the various… Becoming Human Becoming Human- Arizona State University's Institute for Human Origins reviews four million years of human evolution in an interactive documentary. Includes an extensive glossary,… Human Evolution: The Fossil Evidence in 3D Human Evolution: The Fossil Evidence in 3D- 3D gallery of the skulls of five modern primate relatives and five fossil ancestors of humans contains, each of which may be rotated th… Human Evolution Pictures and Timelines Human Evolution Pictures and Timelines- A collection of pictures and timelines depicting the evolution of human beings. Human Prehistory Human Prehistory- Exhibit that "walks through" the various stages of human evolution. The Leakey Family The Leakey Family- PBS provides biographical information on the Leakey family and their work and important discoveries in East Africa.