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Anthropology

 

General Information/Cultural Anthropology

  • Anthropology Tutorials - http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials/
    Introduces students to physical and cultural anthropology.
  • Kinship and Social Organization - http://www.umanitoba.ca/anthropology/kintitle.html
    An interactive tutorial on kinship and social structure.
  • The Nacirema - http://www.beadsland.com/nacirema/
    This site collects information on an anthropology in-joke. (Hint, spell Nacirema backwards.) The site is included in this list because it introduces students to anthropological methodology and vocabulary.
  • Teach Yourself Social Anthropology -
    http://www.era.anthropology.ac.uk/Teach-yourself/
    An online textbook dealing with field work in contemporary Eastern Europe.
  • Yahoo Cultures Pages - http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Cultures_and_Groups/Cultures/
    From the !Kung San to Zimbabwean, this Yahoo page leads to reliable Web pages on many different cultures worldwide.


Lists of Links to Useful Web Pages

Archaeology

  • ArchNet - http://archnet.asu.edu/
    This is a prime site for finding archaeological information on the Web. It is well organized and kept up to date.
  • Exploring Ancient World Cultures - http://eawc.evansville.edu/
    This great page introduces readers to ancient cultures of the Old World.
  • Flints and Stones: Real Life in Prehistory - http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/flint/menu.html
    A basic introduction to late Stone Age culture.

Physical Anthropology

  • Becoming Human - http://www.becominghuman.org/
    This site is built upon the work of paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson. It includes a half hour Web video on his discovery of the fossil Lucy. You will also find information on other excavations and information on locating and interpreting fossils. Keep in mind that other anthropologists disagree with Johanson's interpretation of evidence.
  • Human Origins and Evolution in Africa - http://www.indiana.edu/~origins/
    Explores early hominid evolution in Africa from many perspectives.



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