Within this section:
Introduction
About Human Evolution
Skulls
Skeletal Details
Tools

Introduction to Human Evolution

This site is suitable for those with a general interest in human evolution, and is especially relevant for HSC Biology students studying 'The human story'. It is best used together with the Human Story Senior Science Session at the Australian Museum, but it can be used on its own.

About Human Evolution outlines:

• What is human evolution?
• The human story
• Suggested family tree
• Cultural evolution
• Sources
• References
• Links

The skulls section presents:

• the skulls of various hominin species
• the muzzle angles of these skulls
• the position of the foramen magnum of these skulls
• the shape of the dental arcade of these skulls
• the size of the canine teeth of these skulls
• virtual skulls

The skeletal details section presents:

• the femurs of Homo habilis and a modern human
• the articulated hands of Homo habilis and a modern human
• the angle subtended by the femur at the knee in quadrupedal and bipedal walkers

The tools section presents:

• a range of stone tools

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