Here you will find links to some of the key figures who contributed to the development of evolutionary thought. (
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evothought.html
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Find out more about the South African site of Swartkrans and see some great photos. (
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/africa/swartkrans.html
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Read this article that suggests chimps and humans are even more closely related than originally thought. (
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0520_030520_chimpanzees.html
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