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This list of links is intended for scientists and open-minded individuals, rather than historians and egyptologists. If you want to know why you should take anything traditional egyptologists say with a pinch of salt, read Graham Hancock's thought provoking Fingerprints of the Gods.

Contents

• General Archaeology Sites
• Paleontology Sites
• Ancient Americas Sites
• Archaeology Magazines Online
• Asian Sites

General Archaeology Sites

History of Man/Hominid Development

• Origins of Mankind Web Site
  For recent information on hominid development.
• Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution in China - NEW! -
• MOM (Museum Of Mankind)
  The British Museum's MOM site.
• The Fossil Hominids FAQ
  Information about human evolution.

Fingerprints of the Gods - For and Against

• Graham Hancock's update on Archaeological Developments at Giza, Egypt
  
• Age of the Sphinx
  Robert Bauval's informative article on research into the age of the Sphinx based on astronomical alignments.
• The Orion Mystery Web Site - NEW! -
  
• Pyramids at Giza
  Information on the possible age and origins of the Great Pyramids.
• Valley of the Kings Project There is also a text version of the same site.
  Information on a research project using sonic imaging to find new sites.
• The Secrets of the Pyramids (French)
  Information about the Great Pyramids in French..
• Recent News on Egyptian Archeaology
  
• Maps in Prehistory?
  Information on the intriguing mystery of ancient maps that include accurate information about recently discovered areas . Includes information about the Piri Reis map.
• Interesting Maps
  Detailed, if somewhat psychedelic, information about the Piri Reis map, along with other information about ancient civilizations.
• Responses to Fingerprints
  Various articles by Paul Heinrich in response to some of the issues raised in Fingerprints of the Gods.

European Archaeology

• The Stones Pages
  An excellent page by two Italians containing pictures of prehistoric sites and megaliths in England, Scotland, and Ireland.
• The Castles of Wales
  An extensive site about the castles in Wales, with pictures.
• RockArtNet's Rock Art and Petroglyphs in Valcamonica, Italy. - NEW! -
• Combe d'Arc Cave Paintings
  This WWW page contains information and pictures about an important archaeological find near Vallon Pont d'Arc, in France. The find consists of a network of caves containing paintings and engravings from the Palaeolithic era (about 17,000 to 20,000 years ago). The information is provided by the French Ministry of Culture.
• A History of the Vikings
  Information about those Nordic invaders.
• Real Life in Prehistory
  An award-winning exhibition from the Museum of Antiquities at the University of Newcastle.

Miscellaneous other stuff

• The story of the Silk Road. By Oliver Wild.
• The Encyclopedia Mythica
  An online encyclopedia of mythology, covering most areas of the world.
• Exploring Ancient World Cultures: The Ancient Near East - NEW! -
• RockArtNet's Rock Art: Petroglyphs and Pictographs links - page - NEW! -

Paleontology Sites

• The Paleo Ring Home Page - NEW! -
• Q.E.N. Home Page - NEW! -
• NOAA Paleoclimatology Program
• Landscape ecology and biogeography
  Information from Charles Sturt University, Australia.
• Online Resources for Earth Scientists: Paleontology
• The PaleoNet Pages
• PaleoNet Software FTP Site
• For more general software (mainly for DOS and Windows PCs) try the following Archaeology software links.

RockArtNet

Ancient Americas Sites

• LITHICS-NET
  Information from the Center of the Web for Information on North American Aborigine Projectile Points and Lithics.
• Mystery of the Maya Information provided by the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Also available in French.
• Mayan Epigraphic Database
  An Internet-accessible database of primary and secondary sources of epigraphic, iconographic, and linguistic data.
• A Mesoamerican Archaeology Page
• MayaQuest Maya theme-based projects
• The Maya Astronomy page

Archaeology Magazines Online

• Antiquity
  • Sea-level change and shore-line evolution in Aegean Greece by Kurt Lambeck
  • Classic Maya by Stephen Houston and David Stuart
• Internet Archaeology - NEW! -
• Archaeology Published by the Archaeological Institute of America.
• Current Archaeology

(Vaguely) Related Magazines

• National Geographic
• O M N I

Asian Sites

• Asian Archaeology Information Plaza
• Archaeology in Japan
• Peking Man and Homo erectus