Famous Hominid Discoveries

Lucy: Australopithecus afarensis, 3.2 million years old
Discovered by Donald Johanson in eastern Africa.

Taung Child: Australopithecus africanus, 2.5 million years old
Discovered in South Africa. First described by Raymond Dart.

Twiggy (OH 24): Homo habilis, 1.8 million years old
Discovered by Peter Nzube at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.

Zinj: Australopithecus boisei (or Australopithecus paranthropus), 1.75 million years old
Discovered by Mary Leakey in eastern Africa.

Java Man: Homo erectus, 1.81 million years old
Discovered by Eugene Dubois in East Java, Indonesia.

Turkana Boy: Homo ergaster (Homo erectus), 1.6 million years old
Discovered by Richard Leakey in Kenya.

Peking Man: Homo erectus, 750,000 years old
Discovered near Beijing, China.

Notice that there is overlap in the dates. This is because there was more
than just one hominid species that existed at any given time in the past.
Names are derived from location of discovery, person who made the
discovery, or in the case of Lucy, from a Beatles song.

Resources, organizations and websites for freethinkers

Here are some resources, organizations and websites for freethinkers, atheists
humanists and people of science, reason and logic. If you enjoy truth and reality,
and dislike people that believe in fairy tales and myths (and indoctrinate their kids),
there might be something here for you. If you think for yourself and are not
brain-washed by society, your parents and tradition, check out one of these sites.
If evidence (and not blind faith) is your choice, you can be free from religious
dogma and the hypocrites that claim the moral high ground.

www.atheismresource.com   Atheism resource site

www.AmericanAtheists.org  American Atheists

www.ffrf.org   Freedom from Religion Foundation

www.richarddawkinsfoundation.org 
The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Science and Reason

www.centerforinquiry.net  Center for Inquiry

www.atheistsforhumanrights.org  Atheists for Human Rights

www.atheistalliance.org  Atheist Alliance International for a Secular World

http://www.askatheists.com/atheist-quotes  Ask Atheists

http://americanhumanist.org  American Humanist Association: Good Without a God

http://secular.org   Secular Coalition for America   

www.project-reason.org   The Reason Project

http://secularamerica.org   Secular Party of America: From Diversity and Reason, Unity

http://humanistinstitute.org   The Humanist Institute

www.nobeliefs.com/index.htm  No Beliefs site

www.nobeliefs.com/freethinkers.htm  No Beliefs: Freethinkers

http://infidels.org   Infidels site

 http://youtu.be/_YGbsQkeMsA

Tim Minchin Interview (Be Skeptical episode 1)