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	Evolution and Human Origins by Bruce Bridgeman
		Several papers in Frans de Waal’s Tree of Origin attack the issue of cultural contributions to the human genetic legacy.
		Like humans, chimpanzee groups generally practice female dispersal and male philopatry, as Anne Pusey points out in her introductory chapter, with the result, as de Waal notes, that males have less to lose from incest than do females.
		Dunbar concludes that hominid group sizes began to exceed those that could be held together by grooming alone somewhere toward the end of the Homo erectus phase, implying that language had taken on part of the role of facilitating social cohesion by that time.
	human-nature.com /nibbs/02/origins.html (1087 words)

	Human - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Human beings are one of five species to pass the mirror test – which tests whether an animal recognises its reflection as an image of itself – along with chimpanzees or bonobos, orangutans, and dolphins.
		Human ecology is an academic discipline that investigates how humans and human societies interact with their environment, nature and the human social environment.
		Humanism as a philosophy defines a socio-political doctrine the bounds of which are not constrained by those of locally developed cultures, but which seeks to include all of humanity and all issues common to human beings.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human (7492 words)

	C. Human Origins (4 Million to 1.8 Million Years Ago). 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		To understand early human evolution means identifying the ecological problems faced by our earliest ancestors at a time of constant climatic change.
		Originally, the Leakeys and others assumed that Homo habilis was a hunter and a plant food forager, who behaved just like today's hunter-gatherers.
		The increased complexity of human social interactions was a powerful force in the evolution of the hominid brain and led to the appearance of more advanced human forms after 1.8 million years ago.
	www.bartleby.com /67/19.html (1865 words)

	Out of Africa II Human Origins Theory
		The Out of Africa 2 hypothesis for the origin of anatomically modern humans posits the replacement of the original populations of Homo with a second dispersal (hence 2) of near modern humans from Africa, a dispersal that purportedly replaced the archaic east Asian and Neanderthal populations without gene exchange.
		Humans are so alike in their DNA sequences that evolution can best be measured using the genes that mutate fastest.
		He also noted that all 14 human sequences were nearly equidistant from chimpanzee sequences, implying that the rates of change among humans are uniform.
	www.jqjacobs.net /anthro/paleo/genome.html (860 words)

	Edgar Cayce on human origins
		Humanity developed a level of skepticism that reached a point where it forced humans to make conclusions that they knew was intuitively wrong.
		Humanity is at all times the total of what they have been and done, what they have fought and defended, and what they have hated and loved.
		The law of karma, which is earth's law of cause and effect ("of reaping what one sows") also makes humans different from one another in their joys and sorrows, in their handicaps, their strengths, their weaknesses, their virtues and vices, their appreciation of beauty, and their comprehension of truth.
	www.near-death.com /experiences/cayce03.html (5258 words)

	A Science Odyssey: You Try It: Human Evolution
		With the 1912 "discovery" of the Piltdown Man, the study of human evolution was sent down a wrong track.
		When the phony Piltdown Man, with its human skull and orangutan's jaw, was finally exposed in 1953, the pieces of the great puzzle began to fall into place.
		This activity shows the major hominid (human or human-like) species discovered to date, when they lived, and how they might be related to each other.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/aso/tryit/evolution (182 words)

	The Human Origins Debate in Australia
		In their attempts at racial categorisation a broader view of human variation was lost to a number of workers during this period, especially to those closeted in the comfortable isolation of Western Europe.
		The earliest, widely accepted, evidence for human occupation in Australia is 39,500 ± 2300-1800 BP for charcoal associated with stone artefacts from the Upper Swan in Western Australia (Pearce and Barbetti, 1981).
		Whether, or not, the original homeland of Australia's sea faring colonists was in mainland, or island Asia, remains unknown.
	www-personal.une.edu.au /~pbrown3/AusOrigins.html (7110 words)

	Human Origins \| Human Origins \| DISCOVER Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The evolution of the human brain is one of the most important questions in the story of our origins.
		It turns out that Neanderthal children are as different from modern humans as adult Neanderthals are—which suggests that Neanderthals did belong to a separate species and did not give rise to living Europeans.
		Although the find was remarkable, it wasn’t until this year that a team led by French paleoanthropologist Michel Brunet used CT scans to create a virtual model of the skull, revealing precise measurements of the size of the brain cavity and information about the angle at which the spinal cord exits the brain.
	discovermagazine.com /2005/oct/human-origins (1084 words)

	Long Foreground -Overview of Human Origins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Our species has been so successful in spreading over the world and changing it, sometimes more to our liking, that it is difficult to see ourselves in relation to other forms of life, to see ourselves "in nature." We have made ourselves different and set ourselves apart from the rest of the natural world.
		Since the great task of classifying the world's life forms according to their anatomical similarities got well under way during the late 18th century, the affinities between humans and the great apes have been recognized and pondered.
		But human DNA is surprisingly similar to, and almost identical with, the DNA of chimps and gorillas; both ape species have 48 chromosomes, we have 46.
	www.wsu.edu:8001 /vwsu/gened/learn-modules/top_longfor/overview/overvw1.html (318 words)

	Origins Reconsidered : In Search of What Makes Us Human - Richard Leakey
		You will also grab a glimpse of what the future may hold if human actions affecting the population explosion and its ramifications on other species and the environment don't change.
		One wonders after reading and seeing the abundant evidence surrounding the origins of homo sapiens how the majority of the world can still be creationist in belief.
		Leakey's personal account of his fossil hunting and landmark discoveries at Lake Turkana, his reassessment of human prehistory based on new evidence and analytic techniques, and his profound pondering of how we became "human" and what being "human" really means.
	www.2think.org /or.shtml (672 words)

	Instutute of Human Origins
		Hominidae encompasses all species originating after the human/African ape ancestral split, leading to and including all species of Australopithecus and Homo.
		As in a modern human’s skeleton, Lucy's bones are rife with evidence clearly pointing to bipedality.
		Because of the rare and fragile nature of many fossils, including hominids, molds are often made of the original fossils.
	www.asu.edu /clas/iho/lucy.html (999 words)

	human origins -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		Artifacts, such as bone and stone tools, are identified and their significance for the physical and mental development of early humans interpreted by the...
		Human rights were spelled out in the Canadian Bill of Rights of 1960.
		The same was true of stories telling the origin of the gods, of the Earth, and of a tribe.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9274982 (867 words)

	A105 Human Origins and Prehistory: Fall Semester 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This is why the scientific quest for human origins requires the curiosity of a philosopher coupled with the skills of a skeptical detective.
		This course will introduce you to the study of human evolution -- a branch of anthropology which seeks to understand human uniqueness by studying the human past using scientific methods.
		And we can look at fossils and archaeological sites for the evidence that reveals when and where humans first began to behave like "odd animals:" to walk upright, eat and cook unusual foods, invent tools and art, speak languages, and enjoy the wide range of social and cultural practices that we consider so "human" today.
	www.indiana.edu /~origins/teach/A105.html (176 words)

	Evolution -- Transitional Hominids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fossil Signs of First Human Migration Are Found : Scientists digging in the Republic of Georgia have found 1.7-million-year-old fossil human skulls that show clear signs of African ancestry and so may represent the species that first migrated out of Africa.
		The shallow ancestry of human mtDNAs, together with the observation that the African sequence is the most diverged among humans, strongly supports the recent African origin of modern humans.
		Genetic methods are now being applied to studies of human-ape divergence, the size and geographic origin of early hominid populations, and the earliest migrations of anatomically modern humans.
	members.aol.com /darwinpage/hominid.htm (5487 words)

	African Legacy: Fossils plug gap in human origins: Science News Online, June 14, 2003
		Three partial skulls excavated in eastern Africa, dating to between 154,000 and 160,000 years ago, represent the oldest known fossils of modern people, according to the ancient skulls' discoverers.
		Geological analyses indicate that ancient Herto residents lived along the shores of a shallow lake inhabited by hippos, crocodiles, and catfish.
		Human fossils from later in the Stone Age exhibit signs of interbreeding among Africans and non-Africans, even if H.
	www.sciencenews.org /20030614/fob1.asp (680 words)

	Fossil Hominids: the evidence for human evolution
		This web site is intended to provide an overview of the study of human evolution, and of the currently accepted fossil evidence.
		The hobbit discoverers have published details on some new fossils: more arm bones from the original skeleton, another jaw bone, and many pieces from other individuals.
		According to them, and some other commentators, the new fossils confirm that the hobbit was a typical member of its population, and not an aberrant individual (in fact, some bones come from an individual smaller than the first hobbit).
	www.talkorigins.org /faqs/homs (523 words)

	Book of Mormon, Human Origins of - Part 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		For purposes of analysis Roberts separates the question of linguistic origins from that of racial and cultural origins, the latter being dealt with in chapter III, but in Mr.
		Thus, so far as the idea of the Hebrew origin of American Indians is concerned, "the book by Ethan Smith might readily have supplied that suggestion, and the evidence of it is incontrovertible from the contents of the book itself" (Id., 11).
		Finally, the remaining outstanding features of the Book of Mormon’s people are set forth briefly as being: a knowledge of their scattering, future restoration and glory; prophetic knowledge of Messiah’s coming along with a knowledge of the signs to accompany his coming in the flesh and his resurrection.
	www.irr.org /mit/ho-bom1.html (5265 words)

	National Geographic News: Human Origins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The species may have been the last common ancestor of humans and all great apes living today.
		March 25, 2004 — Tiny flecks of DNA from the fossils of human ancestors and other primates may shed light on the evolution of modern humans, researchers believe.
		The discovery suggests early humans colonized the rugged lands of Arctic Siberia almost twice as early as previously thought.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /ancestry.html (578 words)

	Becoming Human: Paleoanthropology, Evolution and Human Origins
		The new science of the brain and DNA is rewriting the history of human origins
		But to students of human evolution it is the place in northern Kenya, west of Lake Turkana where an astonishingly complete 1.6 million-year-old juvenile Homo erectus skeleton was discovered in 1984.
		Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins (Zimmer); The Complete World of Human Evolution (Stringer & Andrews) Human Evolution: A Very Short Introduction (Wood) are recommended reading for students seeking a survey of the discipline and also for the general reader interested in obtaining a thorough overview of the study of human origins
	www.becominghuman.org /contents/flash_sniffer.html (398 words)

	CNN.com - Ancient skull challenges human origins - July 10, 2002
		Scientists say the discovery, unearthed in the Djurab desert of northern Chad, is of considerable importance.
		Other scientists familiar with the find say there are new questions about the presumed origins of humans.
		The area where Toumai lived is believed to have been quite diverse, with both aquatic and amphibious vertebrates and other species living in forests, wooded savannas and grasslands.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/TECH/science/07/10/ancient.skull (725 words)

	Home - Human Origins Solved
		The science of human evolution, and the accompanying theories that drive researchers to interpret our pre-historic past, should be discernible to the layman.
		Those suggesting that the human form is unrelated to the Neandertal have their own troubles in finding the source for this genesis when examining the Old World evidence from, once contemporary, Homo erectus populations.
		By example, it is difficult for scientists to demonstrate, with fossil evidence, that the modern human form predates the European Neandertal.
	www.humanoriginsolved.com (3107 words)

	Human Origins News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Yet the reason for humanity developing a prowess to walk on two legs has baffled palaeontologists for decades.
		The new claim is based on the use of advanced techniques to date soil in which the bones of the apeman Orrorin tugensis were found.
		Apart from revealing their antiquity, the new studies show the fossils belonged to upright creatures and must therefore be direct ancestors of humans today, the group state.
	www.versiontech.com /origins/news/news_article.asp?news_id=18 (674 words)

	nsf.gov - Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) Funding - Human Origins - US National Science Foundation (NSF) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It recognizes that understanding of the processes and pathways of human evolution requires input from a wide range of disciplines which examine our species from multiple perspectives and across both time and space.
		The Human Origins competition (HOMINID) will support large scale, long term, integrative research and infrastructure projects through awards of up to $500,000 per year for up to five years.
		One goal of the competition is to develop a portfolio of awards that reflects the multiple approaches to the understanding of human origins.
	www.nsf.gov /funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5320&org=SBE&from=fund (330 words)

	The Modern Human Origins Morass: Scientific American
		Although the Out of Africa model was originally developed based on fossil evidence, it has gained popularity in part because so much genetic research seems to back it.
		Critics of the Neandertal DNA data, however, noted that without equally ancient samples from anatomically modern humans for comparison, the exact significance of the differences between Neandertal DNA and DNA from living people could not be fully understood.
		Perhaps any human DNA that old would be rather different from contemporary human DNA, owing to microevolutionary changes over time, they argued.
	www.sciam.com /article.cfm?articleID=0009EA76-8C30-1C75-9B81809EC588EF21 (816 words)

	Human Evolution
		for human origins and evolutionary theory in anthropology.
		The Institute of Human Origins is a non-profit, multidisciplinary research organization, affiliated with Arizona State University, dedicated to the recovery and analysis of the fossil evidence for human evolution.
		Primate Evolution An Anthropology Curriculum for Human Prehistory (University of Washington, Dept. of Anthropology).
	home1.gte.net /ericjw1/humanevolution.html (972 words)

	Hall of Human Origins \| American Museum of Natural History \| For Educators
		In the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, educators and students can observe first-hand essential fossil evidence and explore the latest in genetic science used to advance our understanding of human evolution.
		Detailed correlation of the content of the Spitzer Hall of Human Origins to national, New York state, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York City standards in science, social studies, and art can be found here.
		Middle and High School Life Science classes studying genetics, genomics, and human evolution topics can further explore the important concepts of the Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins in the Sackler Educational Laboratory for Comparative Genomics and Human Origins, located within the exhibition.
	www.amnh.org /education/resources/exhibitions/humanorigins/educators.php?src=h_nc (339 words)

	Instutute of Human Origins
		The Institute of Human Origins (IHO) conducts, interprets and publicizes scientific research on the human career.
		Through research, education, and the sponsorship of scholarly interaction, IHO advances scientific understanding of our origins and its contemporary relevance.
		Combining interdisciplinary expertise and targeted funding, IHO fosters the pursuit of integrated solutions to the most important questions regarding the course, cause and timing of events in human evolution.
	www.asu.edu /clas/iho (149 words)

	Human Origins (Human Evolution, Paleoanthropology, Physical Anthropology, Prehistoric Man) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Human Origins is a comprehensive internet resource for the human evolution community.
		Archaeologists studying human origins in eastern Ethiopia said on Wednesday a wealth of new finds meant they could hope to discover even older and mor...[Read More]
		Humanity’s first steps out of Africa along a path that led ultimately to dominion over the earth are subject to intense scientific debate.
	www.esimpletech.com /origins/index2.asp (2718 words)

	Origins E-News: a free monthly, online newsletter << The Human Origins Series << Fiction << SMP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Anthropologists have used Lucy's bones to assert that Australopithecus walked upright and is, therefore, an ancestor of modern humans.
		Whether she represents a human ancestor, or an apelike species unrelated to us, her US visit will be historic.
		Alternative researchers have questioned the attribution, citing the lack of human remains and inscriptions, as well as Old Kingdom texts which state the pyramid was already ancient in Khufu's day.
	www.slipdownmountain.com /origins/enews.html (1865 words)

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