Early HumansEarly Humans

Paleolithic and Neolithic AgePaleolithic and Neolithic Age

Paleolithic AgePaleolithic Age(Old Stone Age)(Old Stone Age)

900,000 years ago people migrated out of 900,000 years ago people migrated out of Africa to Europe and Asia.Africa to Europe and Asia.

CommunitiesCommunities Small bands (about 30) lived and worked togetherSmall bands (about 30) lived and worked together CampsitesCampsites Lifespan about 25 yearsLifespan about 25 years

Hunters and GatherersHunters and Gatherers Hunt for meat, fishHunt for meat, fish

Bare hands, sticks, stonesBare hands, sticks, stones GatheredGathered

Fruit, nuts, berries and eggsFruit, nuts, berries and eggs

Tools & FireTools & Fire

Olduvan pebble Olduvan pebble toolstools Oldest stone toolsOldest stone tools

Flakes (chips of Flakes (chips of stone used as stone used as knives)knives)

Fire Fire heat, light and to heat, light and to

cook foodcook food

                                             

1. Hand axe (700,000 years old), 2. Modern replica hand axe, 3. Scarper (100,000 years old), 4. Pebble tool (1.8 million years old), 5. Modern Ethnographic spear.

Shelter & Shelter & ClothingClothing

ShelterShelter Pits, overhanging Pits, overhanging

rock and cavesrock and caves ClothingClothing

Animal skinsAnimal skins Colder climatesColder climates

LanguageLanguage Pointing, hand signalsPointing, hand signals Attach meaning to specific soundsAttach meaning to specific sounds

Allowed people to work togetherAllowed people to work together Share ideas, beliefs and storiesShare ideas, beliefs and stories

Early HumansEarly Humans

Homo HabilisHomo Habilis Skilled manSkilled man

Homo ErectusHomo Erectus Walks uprightWalks upright

Homo SapiensHomo Sapiens Thinking man Thinking man Two kindsTwo kinds

Neanderthal and Cro-Neanderthal and Cro-MagnonMagnon