The Debate Over Modern Human Origins

Northern Clans, Northern Traces (http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/ancient.html) Explore the ancient circumpolar world by navigating through general information, the controversy of the Kennewick man, and an interview with paleo-anthropologist Dennis Stanford

Art: Evolution or Revolution (http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/282/5393/1451) Explore the Evolution or Revolution debate about Stone Age art. 38,000 years ago (in ice age Europse), there was a sudden explosion of human creativity; read about opposing views concerning this upsurge of artistic ability.

DNA Shows Neandertals Were Not Our Ancestors (http://www.psu.edu/ur/NEWS/news/Neandertal.html) Read a short article from Pennsylvania State University claiming that DNA evidence shows Neandertals were not our ancestors, or view photos of Dr. Mark Stoneking and supporting evidence.

Neandertal DNA (http://www.archaeology.org/online/news/dna.html) Learn about Neandertal DNA, its origins, science, regions, and controversy.

Ancient Raised Field Agriculture (http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~cerickso/applied.html) Learn about applied archaeology in the Bolivian Amazon through artificial landscapes, articles, links, and book chapters.

A Scenario for the Birth of Civilization (http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/academic/cult_sci/anthro/origins/Civilization.html) Check out this short piece on a possible scenario for the birth of civilization, including how, why, and where early humans settled.

Sumerian Beer (http://beer.tcm.hut.fi/Misc/SumerianBeer.html) Read a short paper on the brewing of ancient beer in which the author attempts to answer the question, "did beer come before bread?"

The Neolithic Diaspora in Europe (http://www.princeton.edu/~bogucki/saa1997.html) Read this article on Neolithic Diaspora in Europe, exploring such topics as agricultural dispersal in Europe, colonization in Central Europe, and colonizing logic.

Famous Trials in American History (http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/scopes.htm) Find everything you want to know about the famous 1925 "monkey trial," Tennessee v. John Scopes. Read the statutes, trial accounts, biographies, and excerpts from the civic biology textbook used by Scopes.

God and Evolution (http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-god.html) Find definitions concerning evolution and religion, as well as question and answer sessions regarding evolution and god, religion, and proof.

National Center for Science Education (http://www.natcenscied.org/article.asp?category=2) Find resources regarding the defense of teaching evolution in public schools from civil liberties, educational, religious, and scientific communities.

How Did We Get Here? A Cyber Debate (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/debate/index.html) View an evolution versus creation science debate through correspondences between two college professors.

Living Links (http://www.emory.edu/LIVING_LINKS/) Check out the Center for Advanced Study of Ape and Human Evolution, and the associated links, images, videos, and articles.

Human Anscestors (http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/nyu-huancape.html) Read this article about a NYU/SUNY-Albany research team that proposes a controversial new model for human evolution.

New Early Fossil (http://www.zstarr.com/iho/science.htm#fossil) Read this article about a new early fossil jaw and tools found in Ethiopia. View images of the fossils or extensive information regarding the discovery and dating of the bones and tools.