Introduction to Paleoanthropology: Bones, Stones, and Tools

Further Exploration

What does it mean to be human?

(Smithsonian Institute)

Paleoanthropology research

(Univ. of California, Davis)

History of paleoanthropology video

(Washington Univ. in St. Louis)

Classics

The Descent of Man

Charles Darwin (1871)

News & Events

Lucy died after falling from tall tree, anthropologists say

(Sci-News)

Why certain skeletons become celebrities

(Wall Street Journal)

Homo naledi: new species of ancient human discovered, claim scientists

(The Guardian)

Research

Google Scholar

Google - Research database allows searching of the scholarly literature.

Experiment!

Riddle of the bones

(PBS)

Human lineage through time

(Becoming Human)

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States

National Academies Press: A Framework for K-12 Science Education