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For Further Exploration

Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins—American Museum of Natural History.

“Dawn of Humanity,” PBS documentary, 2015

“DNA Clues to Our Inner Neanderthal,” TED Talk by Svante Pääbo, 2011.

“The Dirt” Podcast, Episode 30, “The Human Family Tree (Shrub? Crabgrass? Tumbleweed?), Part 3: Very Humany Indeed”.

eFossil Games and Activities

Frank, Rebecca. 2021. “The Genus Homo.” In Explorations: Lab and Activity Manual, edited by Beth Shook, Katie Nelson, Kelsie Aguilera, and Lara Braff. Arlington, VA: American Anthropological Association.

Hobbits on Flores, Indonesia – Smithsonian Human Origins.

Lumping or Splitting in the Fossil Record – UC Berkeley Understanding Evolution.

Neandertals and More – Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

Neanderthals: Body of Evidence – SAPIENS.

Perash, Rose L., and Kristen A. Broehl. 2021. “Hominin Review: Evolutionary Trends.” In Explorations: Lab and Activity Manual, edited by Beth Shook, Katie Nelson, Kelsie Aguilera, and Lara Braff. Arlington, VA: American Anthropological Association.

Perkl, Bradley. “Brain, Language, Lithics.” In Explorations: Lab and Activity Manual, edited by. Beth Shook, Katie Nelson, Kelsie Aguilera, and Lara Braff. CC BY-NC. Arlington, VA: American Anthropological Association.

Shanidar 3 – Neanderthal Skeleton – Smithsonian Human Origins.

Species – Smithsonian Human Origins.

Smithsonian Human Origins Program Facebook page (@smithsonian.humanorigins).

Paleoartist Brings Human Evolution to Life – Elisabeth Daynés.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to extend their thanks to Cassandra Gilmore and Anna Goldfield for thoughtful and insightful suggestions on the first edition of this chapter.