Links to Paleoanthropological and Evolutionary Sites of Interest

Paleoanthropology sites:

From the home page: "These web pages are intended to refute creationist claims that there is no evidence for human evolution. To do this, it is first necessary to summarize the current thinking about human evolution and the fossil evidence supporting it. If you are not interested in creationism, you can read only those pages. If you are only interested in creationism, you can skip to the pages on creationist arguments; they will contain links to the fossils under discussion when necessary."
 

From the home page: "Welcome to The Lucy Test! This is your chance to evaluate some of the fossil evidence for Australopithecus afarensis, an extinct
primate that some say is a transition between humans and apes. Are you tired of the bias on both sides? Then just answer the questions below and this page will score your results. Take The Lucy Test!"
 

From their home page: "The Institute of Human Origins is a non-profit, multidisciplinary research organization, affiliated with Arizona State University, dedicated to the recovery and analysis of the fossil evidence for human evolution. IHO seeks to provide a singular research environment for leading investigators of paleoanthropology and, through the coordinated interaction of scientists, strives to allocate its resources strategically to research on the most important questions yet to be answered regarding the course, cause, and timing of biological and behavioral events in human evolution."

Evolutionary sites:

From their home page: "Talk.origins is a Usenet newsgroup devoted to the discussion and debate of biological and physical origins.
Most discussions in the newsgroup center on the creation/evolution controversy, but other topics of discussion include the origin of life,
geology, biology, catastrophism, cosmology and theology."
 

From their home page: "The Tennessee Darwin Coalition was founded with the express interest of strengthening standards of intellectual honesty and preserving the integrity of genuine scientific inquiry in our public schools. In light of the notorious environment of anti-evolution sentiment here in
Tennessee, we have organized to educate the public about the importance of keeping the unifying principles of biological evolution as integral
components of any school curriculum. On February 12th of 1997, the 187th birthday of Charles Robert Darwin, we celebrated the legacy of
this most accomplished naturalist, writer and evolutionary biologist. Darwin Day 1997 was just the first of our annual Darwin Day
celebrations. Please take the time to browse our web and see what the TDC is currently up to."
 

From their home page: "Welcome to the homepage of the National Center for Science Education, Inc. --NCSE -- a nonprofit, tax-exempt membership
organization working to defend the teaching of evolution against sectarian religious attack. We are a nationally-recognized
clearinghouse for information and advice to keep evolution in the science classroom and "scientific creationism" out. While there are
organizations that oppose "scientific creationism" as part of their general goals (such as good science education, or separation of
church and state), NCSE is the only national organization that specializes in this issue. When teachers, parents, school boards, the
press and others need information and help, they turn to NCSE. While most of NCSE's work involves defending evolution against attacks, we also work to increase public understanding of evolution and science "as a way of knowing." We also have programs to help teachers who want to improve their teaching of evolution. Here you'll find information and resources for all these activities."