Library: ANTH 2201: World Prehistory: Human Origins

Websites on Human Origins

These credible websites will help you gather more information on the topic of human origins:

Becoming Human
Sponsored by the Institute of Human Origins, site contains numerous videos, such as those on early stone tools, and interactive documentaries and timelines.
Leakey Foundation
Site contains research reports, a timeline of discovery, a blog, and videos.
Understanding Evolution
Created by Univ. of California Museum of Paleontology, with courses on evolution, articles, and resource library.

Browse the 599.9 Dewey Decimal range for more items on Hominids and the 569.9 range for items on Fossils/Hominids.

Chimpanzees and Human Evolution
Call Number: 599.938 C5389
Publication Date: 2017
COLUMBUS, SECOND FLOOR, NEW MATERIALS
"This comprehensive volume, brings together scientists who are leading a revolution to discover and explain what is unique about humans, by studying their closest living relatives."
Culture and the Course of Human Evolution
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2018
"How did humans, while undergoing few physical changes from their first arrival, so quickly develop the capacities to transform their world? Gary Tomlinson's Culture and the Course of Human Evolution is aimed at both scientists and humanists, and it makes the case that neither side alone can answer the most important questions about our origins."
Processes in Human Evolution
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2017
"Written by two leading authorities in the fields of physical anthropology and molecular evolution, Processes in Human Evolution presents a reconsidered overview of hominid evolution, synthesizing data and approaches from a range of inter-disciplinary fields."
A Story of Us: A New Look at Human Evolution
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2021
"Newson and Richerson take readers through seven stages of human evolution, beginning seven million years ago with the apes that were the ancestors of humans and today's chimps and bonobos. The story ends in the present day and offers a glimpse into the future."