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Wesleyan's Fossil Hominin Casts |
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CATALOG CONTENTS Kenyanthropus platyops: Reconstruction of "Piltdown Man" hoax Australopithecus A. afarensis A. africanus A. robustus A. aethiopicus A. boisei Homo H. habilis H. rudolfensis H. ergaster H. erectus H. heidelbergensis H. neanderthalensis H. sapiens |
A.afarensis: "Lucy" |
H. erectus: "Peking Man" |
 H. neanderthalensis: "La Ferrasie" |
 H. sapiens: "Skhul 5" |
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This site provides a brief introduction to the history of human evolution and some interesting facts about the hominins that are part of our evolutionary tree. You can access the online catalog of hominin fossils in Wesleyan's Archaeology and Anthropology Collections here. Information about different species of hominins, the people who made these paleoanthropological finds, and the geographical sites in which they were discovered is also available on this site. The side-bar provides access to the online catalog. At the bottom of the page, there are links to other relevant resources, and a glossary which can be used to clarify terms used throughout this website. |
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| A Brief Outline of Human Evolution |
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Glossary of Terms Used Throughout Website
Sites of Major Hominin Fossil Finds:
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LINKS to other Hominin Fossil Websites: The Human Origins Program at the Smithsonian Institute A Look at Modern Human Origins
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