Explore these additional links to find out more about the work of anthropologists.
Smithsonian guide to teaching anthropology with a lot of good ideas and information.
Lesson plans based on Cobblestone magazine issue with anthropology ideas.
Explain to students that though technically defined as an archaeologist, Mary Leakey chose to follow a route of interesting research relating to physical anthropology. She is know mostly for the excavation of a two million-year-old fossilized human skull in 1959. She has also worked to help the world understand that the evolution of humans follows a principle rather than a theory.
Find out more about Mary Leakey's life and work at this Web site.
Find out more about Lucy and Human Evolution.
Experiment and observe bipedal locomotion.
The Neolithic site of Çatal Hüyük was first discovered in the late 1950s and excavated by James Mellaart between 1961 and 1965. The site rapidly became famous internationally due to the large size and dense occupation of the settlement, as well as the spectacular wall paintings and other art that was uncovered inside the houses. Since 1993 an international team of archaeologists, led by Ian Hodder, has been carrying out new excavations and research in order to shed more light on the people who inhabited the site.
Teacher's source material at the Science Museum of Minnesota
Field diaries of anthropologists at Çatal Hüyük.