- Ancient Civilizations: Early Humans
 - Offers profiles of Australopithecus, Homo habilis, Home erectus, Neanderthal, and Cro-magnon peoples. - Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins
- Hall of Human Origins is a permanent exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History that presents the remarkable history of human evolution from our earliest ancestors millions of years ago to modern Homo sapiens.
- Anthropology 1500 - Monkeys, Apes, and Humans
- Introductory course in evolutionary theory and primate evolution. Includes primate fact sheets and other information.
- Ape To Man: The Evolution of Evolution
- The History Channel programme about the quest to find the origins of the human race. The show examines the development of evolutionary theory, the discipline of anthropology, and the major discoveries that have led us to the understanding we have today.
- ArchaeologyInfo.com
- Offers articles and information about human evolution, archaeology, and human origins.
- Becoming Human
- Learn about human evolution through their interactive documentary and the find the latest palaeontology news and views.
- Braindance
- Dedicated to the study of hominid brain evolution. Learn about the processes that have shaped our brains over the past five million years.
- Darwin, Charles Robert (1809-1882)@
- Find sites dedicated to Charles Darwin, the 19th century naturalist best known for his theory of evolutionary selection. Lists online versions of his works: The Voyage of the Beagle, The Origin of Species, and The Descent of Man.
- Development of Western Civilization: Prehistory
- Points to sites addressing modern humans' origins as well as their art and daily life.
- Early Hominid Evolution: A Survey of the Australopithecines and Related Genera
- Online tutorial about the discovery and analysis of early hominids, the Australopithecines.
- Evolution of Man, The
- Provides general information about hominids and the Australopithecus and Homo lineages.
- Evolution of Modern Humans: A Survey of the Biological and Cultural Evolution of Archaic and Modern Homo sapiens
- Tutorial addressing early archaic Homo sapiens, Neandertals, archaic Homo sapiens culture, and early modern Homo sapiens and their culture.
- Evolution's Arrow
- Examines the past, present, and future psychological evolution of humanity.
- Evolution: The Mind's Big Bang
- Looks at the origins of humankind, and provides clips from the PBS series on evolution.
- Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and Reviews
- Journal that focuses on issues of current interest in biological anthropology, paleoanthropology, archaeology, functional morphology, social biology, and bone biology.
- First Europeans: Treasure From the Hills of Atapuerca
- Exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History featuring exquisitely preserved hominid and animal fossils that reveal the mysteries of ancient humans.
- Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China
- Includes a catalogue of Chinese human fossil remains consisting of: a picture gallery of important fossil specimens, maps detailing the distribution of human fossils, and a time line.
- Fossil Hominids: The Evidence for Human Evolution
- Offers an overview of the evidence for human evolution, and a rebuttal of creationist claims.
- Hominid Evolution
- Online exhibit from the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery providing information on primates, Australopithecus, the first humans, and modern humans.
- Hominid Evolution: From Australopithecus to Cro-Magnon
- Includes a timeline, characteristics, and relationships of the members of the Hominid family.
- Hominid Journey, The
- Offers a time line spanning back four million years to the appearance of the first early hominids and reaching forward to today's Homo sapiens.
- Hominid Species Timeline
- Chronological chart showing the main Hominid species and their approximate relationships in time, based on currently available evidence.
- Human Evolution - Handprint
- Includes documents summarizing the hominid fossil record and hypothesized lines of human evolution from five million years ago to the present.
- Human Evolution - Harry's Kingdom
- Offers an introduction to human origins, cultural evolution, modern human dispersal, and bipedalism.
- Human Evolution: A Look at Our Ancestors
- Presents a general overview of the evolutionary design of man.
- Human Evolution: Evolution and the Structure of Health and Disease
- Unifying theory of biological and cultural evolution explaining the origin of neurological disease in humans.
- Human Evolution: Interpreting Evidence
- See how three leading paleoanthropologists: Meave Leakey, Ian Tattersall, and Tim White compare the fossil record. The Museum of Science feature also provides a searchable database of human ancestor fossils and a copy of the paper, Interpreting Evidence: An Approach to Teaching Human Evolution in the Classroom.
- Human Evolution: The Fossil Evidence in 3D
- UCSB 3D gallery of modern primate relatives and fossil ancestors of humans. Skulls can be rotated 360 degrees, and are accompanied by descriptions.
- Human Origins Program - The Smithsonian Institution
- Enhancing scientific knowledge and public awareness of human evolutionary history. Also provides an early human phylogeny tree depicting their evolutionary relationships.
- Human Prehistory: An Exhibition
- The evolution of Human Species from Australopethicus through Homo habilis, Homo erectus, and Homo sapiens.
- Hunting Hominids: An Evolution Revolution
- Excerpts from the Discovery Channel series exploring early human development.
- Instant Evolution
- Speculative paper arguing that human genes have changed dramatically since the start of city living.
- johnhawks.net
- Blog dedicated to paleoanthropology, genetics, evolution, and related topics.
- Journey of Mankind
- Virtual global journey of humankind over the last 160,000 years. From the Bradshaw Foundation.
- Living Links
- A centre for the study of ape and human evolution at Emory University and the Yerkes Primate Centre.
- Look at Modern Human Origins, A
- Aims to help students of paleoanthropology in the process of research, and to provide a source of information for anybody who desires a fuller understanding of human evolution.
- Nature's Holism: Human Evolution
- Looks at humanity's ecological context, from early primates to technological man.
- Neanderthal Museum
- Focuses on human evolution in its entirety, from man's emergence in the African savannah right through to the present day.
- Origin of Modern Humans: Multiregional and Replacement Theories
- Examines the models of the origin and dispersal of Homo sapiens.
- Origins of "Homo"
- Pop evolution theory about whether the "third sex" is responsible for the rise from apes to men.
- Origins of Humankind
- PBS Evolution Library presents The Hominid Family Tree. Find profiles of ancient hominid species dating back to six million years ago.
- Origins of Modern Humans: Multiregional or Out of Africa?
- Learn more about your own history from paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson. He describes how and when early humans evolved, Homo sapiens' ancestors and relatives, and the diverse lines of evidence relating to this history.
- Outpost: In Search of Human Origins
- National Geographic feature covering the fossils hunt by Lee Berger and his team in Botswana and South Africa. Also provides general information about hominids.
- Overview of Human Origins
- Locates Homo sapiens on the family tree, compares primate skulls, and links current discoveries to better human understanding of the past.
- Paleoanthro Weblog
- Features Jim Foley's thoughts about paleoanthropology, creationism, and related topics.
- Piltdown Man Hoax (11)
- Prehistoric Hunter: Tauravel Man 450, 000 Years Ago
- Tells the story of the 1971 discovery of Tautavel Man, an early human skeleton found in France's Arago Cave.
- Prominent Hominid Fossils
- List of list fossils that are important for either their scientific or historic interest.
- Record of Human Evolution, The
- Essay addressing the concept of evolution, prehuman primates, early humans, the emergence of Homo, and the origins of modern people.
- Rise of the Human Race: The Civilizations of the Ancient Near East
- From Dr E's Social Science Webzine.
- Science Odyssey: Human Evolution
- Offers an activity which shows the major hominid species discovered to date, when they lived, and how they might be related to each other.
- Scientific American: Food for Thought
- Looks at how dietary change was a driving force in human evolution.
- Search for the First Human
- Companion site to programme on palaeontologists hunting for remains of creatures that may reveal the origins of humankind. From PBS.
- The Life & Times of Early Man
- Find out the answers to: "Why did Cro-Magnon man crawl on his belly through dangerous mazes in deep dark caves?", "How did the man travel from Africa to America without a boat?", and "Who were the Neandertals?"
- Thinkquest: Human Origins
- Describes important discoveries related to human origin as well as various theories and theorists.
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