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Early Hominids. What are hominids?. Take your best guess! What do you think they looked like? Could they help you save money on your car insurance?. Early Hominids. Scientists called prehistoric humans hominids Scientists that study prehistoric humans are called Paleoanthropologists - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Early Hominids
What are hominids?
• Take your best guess!• What do you think they looked like?• Could they help you save money on your car
insurance?
Early Hominids• Scientists called prehistoric
humans hominids• Scientists that study prehistoric
humans are called Paleoanthropologists–“Paleo” means ancient
(STEM!!!!)
What do think is important for us to know about the early hominids?
• There are five types of hominids• What should we know?
Hominids• Australopithecus afarensis, “Lucy”• Discovered in 1974 by Donald Johanson
in Africa• This hominid skeleton was 3 million
years old• “Lucy” was shorter than most humans
are today, their brains were 1/3 the size of ours, and no tools have been found
• “Lucy” was a biped
Lucy
Think about it…
• What BASIC skills are important for humans to have
• What tools do you think are most important for survival?
• Why is fire important?
Homo habilis• Louis and Mary Leakey
discovered another group of Hominids between 1962 and 1964, the “Homo habilis” or “handy man”
• The “Handy Man” lived about 1.5 to 2 million years ago
• Brain was twice the size of Lucy’s
• Made very simple tools• Tools helped handyman live
better and longer
Homo Erectus• Homo erectus, or “Upright
man”• Discovered in 1891 by
Eugene Dubois• Lived 1.8 million to 200,000
years ago• Tall, strong, and thinner
than the hominids before him
• Used tools and fire• Built fire
Homo sapiens Neanderthalensis
• Discovered in 1856• Remains have been found in
Africa, Near East, Europe, and Parts of Asia
• Lived 230,000 to 30,000 years ago
• “Upright man” was strong, and had a large brain
• Skilled toolmakers• Organized Hunting• Sense of Community
Homo sapiens neanderthalensisRecreation of why they might have looked like
Homo sapiens sapiens
• Discovered in 1879• Lived 35,000 to 12,000 years
before the common era (BCE)• Looked like us• Made tools, shelter, clothing• Tools were made for
engraving and sculpting, and made needles for sewing
• Hunters-spear thrower, bow & arrow
Hominids
What did they leave behind?
• Early humans left behind a record of their lives through artwork
• Why do we think they did this? Be a social scientist!
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