This photogallery of fossil hominid skulls provides views of some of the key specimens and morphological changes discussed in the Handbook.
Hominid taxonomy is seemingly in a perpetual state of flux.
Some notes alerting the reader to major classifactory changes are provided in the introductory chapter by Campbell, the editorial appendices to Holloway's chapter, and the epilogue chapter by Peters. Both the stability and the change characteristic of palaeoanthropology over the past few decades are testimony to the field's maturation. Illustrations Copyright restrictions prevent us reproducing any of the Handbook illustrations of key specimens here. The following thumbnail sketches will link you to images collated by Jim Foley at his Fossil Hominids pages in the Talk. Origins Archive .