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Illustrated Timeline of Early Man
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Astralopithecus afarensis
- they lived around 3 million to 4 million years ago. -they lived ina triangle in Africa -they were 3ft tall, mixed with apes, they had long arms,and a large head with a sticking out forehead. -they were capable of walking on two feet and used there hands
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Homo Habils 'Handy Man"
-lived 1.5 million or 2 million years ago.
- lived in Africa.
- larger brain than Australopithecus Afarenis and looked more human
-they used rocks fro cutting and cutting. they used bones to dig.
-they could walk on two feet, made tools to hunt, and might have used traps -
Homo Erectus "Upright Man"
-lived 1.8 million to 2000 bc.
- lived in asia
-could stand up straight,was taller,strong bones, large brains.
-they used hand axes and fire. -
Homo Sapiens Neanderthalis
- lived 230,00 to 30,000 years ago -the lived in neander valley,Germany, the middle east, Europe, and Asia. -they had thicker bones than earlier humans,shorter arms, was taller,and had larger brains -they had 60 diffrerent types of tools,like knives, and scrapers
- they also lived in groups and buried their dead.
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Homo Sapien Sapiens "doubly wise man"
-lived 35,000 to 12,000 years ago
-they lived in Africa an moved from there
-they had a high round skull,larger brains, smaller teeth,and slimmer bones
