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Australopithecus
were raoming the earth 4.4MILLION years ago
s an extinct genus of hominids. From the evidence gathered by palaeontologists and archaeologists, it appears that the Australopithecus genus evolved in eastern Africa around 4 million years ago before spreading throughout the continent and eventually becoming extinct 2 million years ago. During this time period a number of australopith species emerged, including Australopithecus afarensis, A. africanus, A. anamensis, A. bahrelghazali, A. garhi and A. -
homohabalis
Men of skill! :D
they gathered food aswell, also known as the handyman
used crude stone tools -
Homo Erectus
"upright man" or also known as the Java man
First to have anasymmetric brain – likemodern humans. It is amark of increasedspecialization andcomplex thinking
Used thinking! 1.5million years to 200k
first to use fire, spread outa afirca -
Neanderthal
- Wore animal skins for warmth/adapted to cold climate- Built shelters, used tools and fire- Believed in an afterlife – buried their dead with meat andtools and flowers, empathetic – took care of their sick.-Lived 35,000 – 130,000 years ago-Slanted brows, thick muscles and bones, 5 ½ feet tall
- Discovered in Neander Valley, Germany (1856)-Disappeared mysteriously (Ice Age, interbreeding,disease, lacked the creative spark)