Human Evolution
1. Skulls Found in Africa and in Europe Challenge Theories of Human Origins
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/06/science/06SKUL.html?ex=1029640957&ei=1&en=c3fe06572f3725b9
2. Is Human Evolution Finally Over?
http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,644002,00.html
3. Human Evolution
http://www.handprint.com/LS/ANC/evol.html
4. Hominid Evolution
http://www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk/museum/hominid/hominid.html
5. Fossil Hominids: The Evidence for Human Evolution
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/
6. Human Evolution: The Fossil Evidence in 3D
http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/projects/human/
7. Becoming Human
http://www.becominghuman.org/
8. Human Evolution
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/evolution/
The first Web site is an article from the New York Times (1) detailing some recent fossil discoveries that are shaking the paleontological world (free registration is required). Another relatively recent article from Guardian Unlimited (2) discusses a scientific debate surrounding the question of whether "a Western lifestyle now protects humanity from the forces that used to shape Homo sapiens." The third resource (3) includes a likely timeline of events in the history of hominids and a tour of the fossil record. A second timeline from the Huntarian Museum and Art Gallery at the University of Glasgow (4) is less detailed, but links to many major fossil discoveries of human and pre-human history. An "overview of the study of human evolution, and of the currently accepted fossil evidence" (5) is used to inform arguments for creationists and evolutionists. An interesting site from the University of California Santa Barbara (6) (last mentioned in the December 1, 1998 Scout Report for Social Sciences) presents 3-dimensional views of "modern primate relatives and fossil ancestors of humans." The interactive documentary from the Institute of Human Origins (7) (last mentioned in the April 20, 2001 Scout Report) is a great resource for those with the Flash plug-in and a high speed connection. Lastly, a resource from PBS.org (8) focuses on human evolution in a format aimed at kids.
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