1. Early Man

2. Basic Historical Tools
Archaeology
The study of past societies through the analysis of what people left behind
Artifacts:
    
Tools and Weapons Art and Sculpture Pottery
Jewelry Human Remains Buildings and Monuments

3. Anthropology Carbon Dating The study of human life and culture Fossils
Remains of plants and animals
What people ate, domesticated, and culture
Carbon Dating
Used to date organic artifacts or things that were once alive
All living things contain a radioactive isotope of Carbon called Carbon 14 which they absorb from the sun while they are alive.
Carbon 14 has a half-life of 5000 years. That means it takes 5,000 years for half of the Carbon 14 in something to break down.
If we know how much Carbon 14 something has left we can count back to how much is had to begin with to determine the age of the artifact. Is limited to things 50,000 years old or less.

4. Hominids
Humans or other creatures that walk upright

5. 1) Australopithecus First Hominid
Believed to have come from East Africa about 3-4 million years ago.
Homo habilis
“handy man”
An age between Australopithecus and Homo Erectus

6. Homo Erectus 2nd large stage of human development
“Upright human being”
Emerged about 1.8 million years ago
Considered first hominids to leave Africa and move to Europe and Asia
Used more complex tools

7. Neanderthals Discovered in the Neander Valley in Germany
Believed to have lived in 100,00- 30,000
Used stone tools
Buried their dead, believed to have had some primitive religious beliefs
First believed they were killed off by homo sapiens sapiens but new evidence suggests some genetic mixing

8. Homo Sapiens Sapiens Modern man
Believe to have appeared in Africa between 150, ,000 years ago
By 10,000 BC Homo Sapiens Sapiens could be found throughout the world due to migration
Two theories to this migration…….

9. Migration Theory 1) “Out of Africa” model Multiregional model
Homo sapiens sapiens migrated out of Africa and slowly replaced other groups in the world
Multiregional model
The development of modern humans happened in different locations (Africa, Asia, and Europe) at different times.

10. During the last ice age between 100,000 B. C. and 8000 B. C
During the last ice age between 100,000 B.C. and 8000 B.C. the water level in the oceans dropped revealing a land bridge over the Bering Strait connecting Asia and North America

11. Paleolithic Old Stone Age Lived in groups called clans (20-30 people)
Clans hunted and gathered, but still Nomadic to follow food.
Notable for:
Fire
Language
Cave art
Stone tools

12. Matriarchal society Female dominated
Women are often seen as a symbol of life and fertility. Many ancient religions were centered around the worship of the earth and woman was often representative of earth.

13. Mesolithic Age
Transition period between Paleolithic and Neolithic eras
Shift from old food-gathering and hunting to food-producing (domestication)

14. Neolithic Era Neo – “new” Lithic – “stone”
Transition from Paleolithic due to the discovery of agriculture
Systematic Agriculture: crops growing a constant basis
Domestication of animals
Hunting dogs, sheep, cow, etc
Advanced stone tools
Developed weaving
Made pottery
Food storage