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Paleolithic Man

Mr. Rauber - 6 th grade Social Studies. Paleolithic Man. Timeline of Paleolithic Man. Australopithecus (3.85 -2.95 million years ago). This is the oldest group of early humans (walked upright) Similar to chimpanzees (both ape and human characteristics)

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Paleolithic Man

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  1. Mr. Rauber- 6th grade Social Studies Paleolithic Man

  2. Timeline of Paleolithic Man

  3. Australopithecus (3.85 -2.95 million years ago) • This is the oldest group of early humans (walked upright) • Similar to chimpanzees (both ape and human characteristics) • Had a brain about a third the size of a human brain • Long curved fingers, small canine teeth- lived in both in trees and on the ground

  4. Australopithecus (3.85 -2.95 million years ago)

  5. Homo Habilis (2.4- 1.4 million years ago) • Made crude, simple tools • Humanlike teeth, jaw, larger brain than Australopithecus, but has longer arms like an ape • No proof of art, fire building, or burial rituals

  6. Homo Habilis (2.4- 1.4 million years ago)

  7. Homo Erectus (1.98 million to 143,000 years ago) • Made complex tools and one tool had many uses (hand axes) • Built fires and were hunter and gatherers, cared for the old and weak • Modern humanlike body proportions-longer legs and shorter arms • Longest lived human species • Skeletons found in Africa and Asia

  8. Homo Erectus (1.98 million to 143,000 years ago)

  9. Homo Sapiens-Neanderthal (200,000- 28,000 Years ago) • Had brains the same size as modern humans, angled cheekbones, and a large nose • Used sophisticated tools, controlled fire, lived in shelters, made and wore clothing, hunted large animals, ate plants, made jewelry, and buried their dead with grave markers and offerings-even flowers

  10. Homo Sapiens-Neanderthal (200,000- 28,000 Years ago)

  11. Websites • http://humanorigins.si.edu/

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