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This presentation provides an overview of the Stone Age, covering the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods, as well as prominent figures and discoveries in prehistoric human history. It delves into early human development, tools, and the significance of climate change.
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They d T a n z Kenya an f o f the re d p ro o discove minids in Donald Johanson an o f e a rl y h o existence 959). Gray uncovered the d Tom East Africa (1 remains 3 - 1 9 72) of Lucy, the most com y ( 1 9 0 plete Louis Leak 1 3 - 1 996) hominin skeleton, a n k y ( 1 9 ew Mary Lea species, and one of th e most important fossils ever discovered. (1974) Discovered Discovered in in 1984 1974 In 1984, Richard Lucy was the Leakey, child fossil discovered of Louis and by Donald Mary, found Johanson and a nearly Tom Gray at the complete site of Hadar in skeleton of a Ethiopia. She homo was named erectus boy, nicknamed after The Beatles the “Turkana song, “Lucy in Boy”. the Sky With Diamonds”. Hunters- gatherers date Hunter- back over two million gatherers were years ago to Africa, nomads who moved where the first hominins from place to place, lived. They were following animals for nomadic people who hunting and using migrated frequently, their knowledge of following animals to plants to survive. hunt with advanced Typically the men tools and possessing hunted and the extensive women and children knowledge of gathered berries plant life. and other wild plants. Spears Hunter-gatherers lived in small were created (first bands of about 20-50 people, with wooden tips and then including children. These bands later stone tips) and were would often include several families used as specialized fishing living together. Men would hunt tools. Hunters were able to while women gathered berries, catch larger amounts of fruits, seeds, and nuts from wild prey in order to provide for plants in the area. their families and the bands with which they traveled. Wooden spears were carved like Animal bones Fire provided a javelin and had many uses protection from thrown while – weaponry, animals, offered hunting. sewing needles, warmth, and and other tools. cooked food. Cave paintings An awl is a tool A dolmen was were the created to where early earliest forms of pierce holes humans kept communication through leather ancestral and wood remains. The hominids were the very early humans that were able to walk on two feet. They were the first human ancestors that used stone tools. Scientists believe that over time, the hominids grew larger brains and developed more skills. Eventually, hominids transitioned into the humans that we are today. The different periods of development have different names for the hominids. Homo Sapiens Homo Habilis Homo Erectus (2.5 Million to 1.5 (1.6 Million to 250,000 BC) (400,000 BC to the Million Present) OneBC) of the first “erectus” meaning the modern and human ancestors, upright stature, first intelligent able to use stone to move from Africa human of today tools Archaeology is the study of An anthropologist ancient materials and other studies human societies physical remains of prehistoric and their development. humans. Archaeologists work Archeologists and diligently in order to discover anthropologists often artifacts, or manmade objects that work together to were left behind by the people of uncover the history of a specific time period. early humans and their existence. a ry L e a k e y w ere a Richard L Louis and M eakey, m o f a rc h a e o logists who the son o tea f ic a n c o u n ti e s such as and Louis Mary explored Afr u n ti l they nearly co , found a T a n z a n ia Kenya and th e early skeleton mplete d fo s s il s o f discovere in 1959. In of a hom o E a s t A fr ic a , erectus b hominids in oy, 8 , M a ry a ls o d iscovered nicknam 197 a d been ed the tp ri n ts th a t h “Turkana hominid foo ic a sh at a Boy”. in v o lc a n preserved eto il i s it e in T a nzania. L a Lucy’s remains were discovered in 1974 by Donald Johanson in Hadar, Richard Leakey, Ethiopia. This fossil was a child of Louis and groundbreaking discovery Mary, found a that changed the face of nearly complete archaeology. When the skeleton in 1984 archeologists and researches celebrated, they of a homo played “Lucy in the Sky With erectus boy, Diamonds” by The Beatles nicknamed the on repeat. That is how she “Turkana Boy”. got her name! The climate changed due to global As ice glaciers slowly began to melt warming and other environmental away, hominins decided to migrate causes during the time of the early to areas in which there were new humans. They observed and and plentiful resources, such as understood that as the climate animals to hunt, plants, and other changed, the resources available to environmental resources that could them changed as well. help create a new settlement. The domestication of animals was a critical development for hominins. Around 8000 to 9000 BC, humans learned They also began to plant how to organize and tame wild seeds and raise crops. This animals for their benefit. They raised created a shift to learning animals to provide food and how to raise and maintain eventually be used for clothing. The food sources. hides of the animals could also be used as shelter. The bones could be used for weapons.