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Neanderthals on Trial (NOVA)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/neanderthals/
Neanderthals -- how intelligent were they? Are they related to us? What happened to them? In these interactive activities and lessons, you'll find out. 1) Casts of Characters uses fully rotatable 360° movies to compare skulls; 2) Into the Fray: The Producer's Story is an essay that describes how the original Neanderthals film was made when no experts agree; 3) Tracing Ancestry with MtDNA traces the maternal lineages of all modern humans back to a common ancestor who lived 150,000 years ago. What did they find?; 4) Dig and Deduce lets you uncover bone fragments and artifacts at three Neanderthal excavation sites, then try your hand at archeological interpretation. There are additional resources and a Teacher's Guide which includes a standards-based lesson and ideas from other teachers. (added 7/17/08 , reviewed 7/17/08 )