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PBS

Pbs: Leakey Family Discovers Human Ancestors

For Students 9th - 10th
The PBS site covers the Leakey family and their discoveries in Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania. This information was part of a PBS exploration of human evolution.
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Curated OER

Cbc: The Great Human Odyssey: Homo Sapiens: Child of the Ice Age

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating look at where humans came from. The interactive journey begins in Ethiopia over four million years ago with our ancestor, Ardipithecus ramidus. It continues at intervals along a timeline up to the present. The journey is...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Lee R. Berger, ph.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Lee Berger, a paleoanthropologist who made critical discoveries about our human ancestry during his explorations in Southern Africa. As he talks of his discoveries, you can feel his palpable excitement. Includes a profile,...
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BBC

Bbc: Week of 12 23 13: Neanderthals Could Speak Like Modern Humans

For Students 9th - 10th
How do you imagine Neanderthals to have sounded? Have you ever considered that they might sound like you? Read this article to explore what a new study now says about the speaking capabilities of these creatures.
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BBC

Bbc News: Science and Nature: 'Hobbit' Joins Human Family Tree

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the newly found species called the 'hobbit' that lived 12,000 years ago on the Flores Island and that is said to be linked to humans.
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Other

Archaeology Info: Australopithecus Afarensis

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on the Australopithecus afarensis, a species that is believed to be a human ancestor.