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Web Resources by Subject: Anthropology 102 — Introduction to Human Evolution/Prehistory

General

• The American Association of Physical Anthropologists
• Human Genome Landmarks Poster: Chromosome Viewer
• The Secret Life of the Brain
• To Know Ourselves: the Human Genome Project
  Learn about the Human genome at this Department of Energy site.
• The Tree of Life
• Understanding Evolution
  Your one-stop source for information on evolution.

Early Man

• Becoming Human
  A multimedia look at human evolution
• Evolution
  A PBS Program
• Human Origins Program
  The Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian is dedicated to understanding the biological and cultural foundations of human life.
• The Koobi Fora Research Project
  Thousands of fossils have been recovered here, including hundreds of hominid specimens
• The Smithsonian Institution Human Origins Program

Primatology

• A Conversation with Koko
• American Society of Primatologists
• The Douc Langur Project
• Electronic Zoo
  Primates
• GRASP
  Get a GRASP on the United Nations effort to save the great apes.
• Koko.org
  The Gorilla Foundation
• Mask of the Mandrill
• Orangutans
  Just Hangin' On
• Primate Factsheets
  Find detailed information about primates here.
• Recognizing Ourselves
• Saving Sumatra's Wild Orangutans
  Report on the effects of ecotourism and habitat destruction on the Orangutans of Sumatra and efforts to save the animals.

Photos and Animations

• The eSkeletons Project
  Site allows you to perform comparative anatomy.
• Gray's Anatomy Plates with help
• Picture Gallery of Fossil Hominids and Hominids from China.
• Skull Base Institute
  This 3D map of the brain and skull base allows you to see inside the human skull and educates the viewer about anatomy and disease states.
• The Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections
• The Inner Body
  Your Guide to Human Anatomy Online
• The Skull Module
  Learn all about the bones of the human skull.
• The Whole Brain

Information, News and FAQs

• Anthro/Archaeology News (Yahoo)
• Anthropology Human Origins website
• Deptartment of Anthropology at the California Academy of Sciences
• Fossil Hominids FAQ
• Museum of Archeology and Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania

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