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Paleolithic and Neolithic Age

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1 Paleolithic and Neolithic Age
Early Humans Paleolithic and Neolithic Age

2 Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age)
900,000 years ago people migrated out of Africa to Europe and Asia. Communities Small bands (about 30) lived and worked together Campsites Lifespan about 25 years

3 Hunters and Gatherers Hunt for meat, fish Gathered
Bare hands, sticks, stones Gathered Fruit, nuts, berries and eggs

4 Tools & Fire Olduvan pebble tools
                                              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. Olduvan pebble tools Oldest stone tools Flakes (chips of stone used as knives) Fire heat, light and to cook food

5 Shelter & Clothing Shelter Clothing Pits, overhanging rock and caves
Animal skins Colder climates

6 Language Pointing, hand signals Attach meaning to specific sounds
Allowed people to work together Share ideas, beliefs and stories

7 Early Humans Homo Habilis Homo Erectus Homo Sapiens Skilled man
Walks upright Homo Sapiens Thinking man Two kinds Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon


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