HIST 4100 – 01/02 – ONLINE: Ancient World Civilizations

A list of links to paleolithic art resources found on the Internet.

This 2016 article by J. A. J. Gowlett traces the human discovery of fire to its earliest known sites.

In this 1992 article Alan G. Thorne and Milford H. Wolpoff present evidence that " "various human groups arose where they are found today."

Provides an overview of the Old Stone Age and the hunter-gatherer way of life.

Shows the various migration routes taken out of Africa by early humans. Accompanying article provides links to other major developments in the Paleolithic Age.

Information on human origins, including human evolution research, human evolution evidence, and human characteristics.

Provides a timeline of humanity from its earliest origins over a 7 million years ago (6:22 mins.)

Examines the evidence concerning two competing theories of human migration: Out-of-Africa and Multiregionalism.

This PBS documentary , narrated by geneticist Spencer Wells, supports the Out-of Africa hypothesis by way of DNA analysis.

Prof. Craig G. Benjamin examines how family dynamics, migration patterns, climate change, and more affected life in the Paleolithic era (30 mins).

This lecture by Craig G. Benjamin traces the origins of the human species from the emergence of proto-humans 2.5 million years ago to the rise of Homo sapiens from about 200,000 years ago (30 mins).