What's a good source for prehistoric information?

Question

I'd like to find a good book or website that deals with theories and/or archeological finds regarding cultures that predate the Olmecs, Sumerians, etc. Other than science fiction, anyone know of a good source for info on this subject?

Answer 1

there are many good books on prehistoric cultures, but they may be difficult to obtain and usually run over $100.00 for a single book. "journal of prehistoric religion" is a good source. "languages in prehistoric europe", "early civilization and literacy in europe", etc.

Answer 2

I don't remember quite how old the Olmecs are. Look up "sun dagger". I'll let you find out what it means for yourself. It's VERY interesting. I have a feeling it is around the same time as the Olmecs but possibly predates by a century or so.

EDIT

I so lied. It's much more recent but still interesting.

Answer 3

WEB SITES ON DINOSAURS & FOSSILS

http://www.cumbavac.org/Dinosaurs.htm

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/dinosaurs/

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec=2

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/

Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic, and then to progress to much more advanced information as desired, simply by clicking on links.

http://www.dinosauria.com/

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/dinopage.html

Infoplease's site will tell you which dinosaurs were the fastest, smartest, dumbest, oldest, widest and more.

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/pages/search.asp?catid=33

http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sue/index.html

Dinosaur Locations and Sites to Visit

http://www.dinoruss.org/index.html

http://www.dinoruss.org/location.html

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumerians

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olmecs

These will have other possible links etc. Good luck.

Good question too...I read the articles just now. Interesting reading.