Body Art

Australian Museum Online: Body Art

www.amonline.net.au/bodyart

Includes body art such as Piercing, tattooing, shaping, painting, and scaring

Body Art: Marks Of Identity

www.amnh.org/exhibitions/bodyart

This site from the American Museum of Natural History centers around an exhibit they held a couple of years ago.

Some of the links are disabled, but the glossary and photo gallery offer valuable information

Canela Body Adornment

www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/canela/canela1.htm

Learn about body adornment by Brazil's Canela

The Human Body as a Medium for Art

www.kamat.com/indica/culture/bodyart

Some information about Indian Body Art

The World Tour of Bodies of Culture: Body Modification

www.museum.upenn.edu/new/exhibits/online_exhibits/body_modification/bodmodintro.shtml

Covers body painting, tattooing, piercing

 

Early Man

Cavemen

www.bbc.co.uk/science/cavemen/

Visit this BBC site to learn about how man evolved

Becoming Human

www.becominghuman.org

This documentary is really neat

This needs to be viewed on a computer with Micromedia Flashplayer and a sound card

In other words - This is better tried at home with a quick connection

The Hall of Human Ancestors

www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/ha/ances_start.html

Follow the chain of human evolution at this Smithsonian Site

The Leakey Foundation

www.leakeyfoundation.org

This site is loaded with information

Make sure to check out the timeline under the Discoveries and Projects link

The New Face of Human Evolution

www.archaeologyinfo.com

Great information from Archaelogy Info

 

General Information

Archaeology

www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/index.shtml

Discover timelines, learn about treasures and archaelogical treasure hunting, find out more about this exciting field

The Archaeology Channel

www.archaeologychannel.org

View a bunch of online movies, radio programs, and articles about different cultures

Anthropology on the Web

www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Anthropology-K12/

This site from the Smithsonian was designed for Anthropology students - check out the links covering many aspects of Anthropology

Current News: Department of Anthropology

www.tamu.edu/anthropology/news.html

News articles gathered from: "ABC, CNN, The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Nando, Archaeology, university press releases and other sources"

Some articles require a password

From Texas A&M

Peoples of the World

www.peoplesoftheworld.org/index.html

A photo journal covering people of different places and cultures

Portals of the World

www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html

"Links to electronic sources from around the world"

From the Library of Congress

 

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Updated: Wednesday, February 16, 2005

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