The Prehistoric Era
Class Outline on the
Prehistoric Era
ANU
Art Gallery
- Select Prehistoric Megalithic Monuments from the menu
Paleontology
resources
Parque Arqueologico do Coa
- Paleolithic Exhibit and other information
Links
to Rock Art Sites
Mothers
of Time
- Exhibit of paleolithic Figurines. (Images of the feminine in prehistory)
Flints and Stones
- Study the nature of hunting and gathering societies
WWW VL Aboriginal Studies
- study modern hunting and gathering cultures
Evolution entrance site
Darwin's Origin of the Species
Darwin:Voyage of the Beagle
Darwin:The Descent of Man
The
Discovery Channel: Neanderthal
Neanderthals
and Modern Humans: A Regional Guide
The
Human Origins program at the Smithsonian knockout site
A
Look at Modern Human Origins
BBC
Education: Evolution Homepage
Outpost:
Human Origins a National Geographic site
Becoming
Human an excellent site with a Flash presentation on human evolution
BBC
Online: Ape-Man
Homo
erectus in Asia
Neanderthal.de
Neanderthal
Heaven
The
Cave of Chauvet outstanding site. Take a virtual tour of the cave.
The
Paleolithic Cave of Lascaux outstanding site. Take a virtual tour
of the cave.
Prehistoric
Cultures at the University of Minnesots Duluth
The
Skeletons in the Your Closet drawings of hominds
Mysteries
of Çatalhöyük Although the graphics on this site are comic book
style, the site has excellent an discussion of the dig and artifacts
discovered there.
Çatalhöyük
Excavations Short summary of finds at the Neolithic city.
Catal
Huyuk: The Temple City of Prehistoric Anatolia This is a very fine
article on the Neolithic city.
Çatal
Hüyük short summary and very nice graphics of the artifacts at the
Neolithic site. Includes an artist's reconstruction of the city.
Images
of Women in History: The Venus of Willendorf excellent discussion
by Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe at Sweet Briar College. See also his
discussion of other prehistoric Venus figurines at his main
site. Go to Prehistoric images and follow the links.