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Paleolithic Age |
Ice Age ended 10T yrs ago |
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Homo-Habilis (discovered by Louis and Mary Leakey in 1960) |
Appeared in east Africa after the disappearance of hominids 2.5M yrs ago |
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Homo-Habilis |
Made tools out of lava rock to make survival easier |
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Homo-Erectus |
Anthropologists believed homo-erectus was a more intelligent and adaptable species |
Used intelligence to develop technology- ways of applying knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs |
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Homo-sapiens |
Scientists believe Homo-Erectus eventually developed into homo-sapiens |
Morden human species name |
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Neanderthals 1997 |
Scientists found that Neanderthals weren’t ancestors of modern humans like Cro-Magnons |
May have competed with cro-magnons for land and food |
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1856 |
Neanderthals found in the Neander valley in Germany |
N lived 2HT and 30T yrs ago |
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Neanderthals tried to control and explain their world |
Developed religious beliefs and performed rituals( funerals) |
60T yrs ago Neanderthals held a funeral for a man |
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Neanderthals were resourceful |
Survived harsh Ice Age winters by living in caves or temporary shelters made of wood and animal skins and hunted |
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