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M.tevfik Dorak's: Mitochondrial Dna
A high level discussion of the difference between mtDNA and nuclear DNA. Dables in the concept of using mtDNA to determine ancestry.
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People's Daily: Origin of Chinese Palaces Found
Read about Chinese archaeologists who recently found the ruins of a 5,000-year-old building that could be the ancestor of Chinese palaces.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Dinosaurs: Archaeopteryx Lithographica
Is it a feathered dinosaur, or the ancestor of birds? Find out about the Archaeopteryx lithographica whose fossil remains show feathers similar to that of a bird, and whose skeleton resembles that of a dinosaur.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Lions (Prehistoric)
Lions were among the largest predators during the ice age. Get other interesting facts about this ancestor of the American Lion.
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Plant and Animal Evolution: Homology
In this informative site, homologous is defined and the wings of birds and bats are compared to clarify the concept.
University of California
Understanding Evolution: The Big Issues
Visit some of the biggest questions that scientists try to answer about evolution.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: The Theory of Evolution
This slideshow provides a brief overview of Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution, natural selection and survival of the fittest.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Sahelanthropus
An encyclopedia article on the oldest known hominid discusses the features of the fossils that were found, the region in which they were found, and what this means for human evolution.
Curated OER
Early Settlements in New England and Distribution of the Indian Tribes, 1686
A map of the Dominion of New England (1686), showing the early settlements and the general tribal lands of the Pawtuckets, Massachusetts, Wampanoags, Narragansets, Nipmucks, Pequods, and Mohegans. "New England, a collective name given to...
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Eternal Egypt: Statue of a Nubian
The partly damaged statue of a young male figure was finely carved in a single piece and was at least partly painted. The facial features together with the local style of headdress suggest that the owner of this statue had Nubian ancestry.
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Mummy of Ramesses the Third
The pharaoh Ramesses the Third is considered to have been the last great king of the New Kingdom. He was not the son of Ramesses the Second; his father was Seth-nakhte, the founder of the Twentieth Dynasty. He was a great admirer of his...
Curated OER
Exploring the Past: An Archaeological Journey
Site offers discussion of Beringia theory and information about culture and activities of Inuit and their Asian ancestry.
Curated OER
Exploring the Past: An Archaeological Journey
Site offers discussion of Beringia theory and information about culture and activities of Inuit and their Asian ancestry.
Curated OER
Australopithecus Afarensis Image: Zeresenay Alemseged
In September of 2006 the bones of a female Australopithecus Afarensis were unearthed. This extremely rare juvenile specimen allowed scientists a new insight into characteristics of an important human ancestor. Learn more about this...
Curated OER
Dikika Girl Bones Image: Max Planck Institute
In September of 2006 the bones of a female Australopithecus Afarensis were unearthed. This extremely rare juvenile specimen allowed scientists a new insight into characteristics of an important human ancestor. Learn more about this...
Curated OER
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Ammonoids
This is an Ammonoid, more commonly referred to as an Ammonite, an extinct ancestor of today's octopus, squid and nautilus.
Curated OER
Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Australopithecus
Graphic image of the ape-man ancestor of humans, Australopithecus.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Darwin
An English naturalist who established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry. He proposed the theory of natural selection and evolution.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Warner
An American essayist and novelist, was born of Puritan ancestry, in Plainfield, Massachusetts.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alabama Dept of Archives and History: Make Your Family Tree [Pdf]
A good way to help keep up with grand parents, great grandparents, and great-great grandparents is to draw a family tree. Here are some tips on how to make one.
PBS
Pbs: Comparative Embryology: The Vertebrate Body
Provides a student handout in PDF format that looks at the developmental stages of five vertebrate organisms from fertilization to adult form. Students can look at the pictures to see the similarities and differences at the embryo stage...
Ancestry
Historical Narratives
Here, you can read historical narratives spanning from 1791 to 1850. RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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Robertson Genealogy Exchange: Biography of George Campbell Childress
Extensive biographical information on George Campbell Childress, pieced together from a variety of sources, including personal letters. NOTE: There is some graphic detail about the manner of his death.
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U.s. Genealogy Map Project: u.s. Border/land Claims 1804 1823
A great map and a list of the acquisitions and border changes of the United States from 1804 to 1823. A concise resource showing Western expansion.
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