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Web LinksGeneral links about early modern humansAfrican Bone Tools Dispute Key Idea About Human Evolution
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/11/1108_bonetool.html
National Geographic article about the role of tools in hominid evolution and the emergence of early modern humans.
The Leakey Foundation
http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/
Website of the Leakey Foundation, a member supported organization committed to research related to human origins.
The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.
http://www.wennergren.org/
Website of the Wenner-Gren Foundation, which funds research in all areas of anthropology.
Paleolithic Art in France
http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/clottes/
A comprehensive article, with photos, about Paleolithic Art in France, by Dr. Jean Clottes. Be sure to look at all three pages.
The Cave of Chauvet Pont D'Arc
http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/index.html
Website showing the wonders of a recently discovered (1994) site with hundreds of Upper Paleolithic cave paintings. Beautiful photographs of the art work - worth the time it takes to load.
University of Minnesota at Mankato's Emuseum, section on prehistoric rock art
http://www.mankato.msus.edu/emuseum/prehistory/rockart/
Wonderful photographs, explanations, and even a video.
Upper Paleolithic Symbolization
http://isis.csuhayward.edu/dbsw/anthropology/miller/1200/05-06up/1200_up.html
An anthropology course website from California State University, Hayward; the site includes four PowerPoint presentations on the Upper Paleolithic.
Canadian Museum of Civilization
http://www.civilization.ca/indexe.asp
Extensive website from the Canadian Museum of Civilization with information about their exhibits and the history and prehistory of the native peoples of Canada.
Specific sites about human childbirthRobbie Davis-Floyd's website
http://www.davis-floyd.com/index.html
Robbie Davis-Floyd is a Cultural Anthropologist who studies childbirth from a variety of anthropological perspectives.
Bornfree! Unassisted Childbirth, by Laura Shanley
http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/
Laura Shanley's website about women who give birth unassisted (no medical personnel, no midwife, no doula). Quote: "Welcome to Bornfree, a site dedicated to the belief that women are the true experts of birth. Drugs, machinery, and medical personnel are no match for a woman's own intellect and intuition."
Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS)
http://www.motherfriendly.org/
Quote: "Established in 1996, the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) is a collaborative effort of numerous individuals and more than 50 organizations representing over 90,000 members. Our mission is to promote a wellness model of maternity care that will improve birth outcomes and substantially reduce costs."
UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
http://www.unicef.org/programme/breastfeeding/baby.htm
Quote: "Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative ( BFHI), launched in 1991, is an effort by UNICEF and the World Health Organization to ensure that all maternities, whether free standing or in a hospital, become centers of breastfeeding support."
Specific sites related to the issue of culture and disabilityWindover Archaeological Dig, Titusville, Florida
http://www.nbbd.com/godo/history/windover/Information about achondroplasia
http://www.icomm.ca/geneinfo/achnp.htmDisability World
http://www.disabilityworld.org/11-12_02/resources/reviews.shtml
Book reviews:" Scholars Without Borders, Seeking People Beyond Bounds"
Reviews of Jane Hubert (ed.) (2000) Madness, Disability and Social Exclusion. The archaeology and anthropology of 'difference'. London & New York: Routledge; and Rab Houston & Uta Frith (2000) Autism in History: the case of Hugh Blair of Borgue. Oxford: Blackwell. Reviewed by N.D. Wyteman.
International Center for Bioethics, Culture, and Disability
http://www.bioethicsanddisability.org/start.html
An interesting website with resources and information about the issue of culture and disability in the modern world. |
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