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Essential Questions
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What is an archaeologist?
What is carbon dating?
How can we describe Homo erectus?
How can we describe Homo sapiens?
What is Stonehenge?
Scientists Search for Human Origins
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Archaeologists – scientists who learn about
early people by excavating and studying the
traces of early settlements
 Evidence –
o bones
o artifacts (tools, jewelry, and other
human-made objects)
 Lucy – the oldest human, who was found in
Ethiopia
 Carbon Dating - the process of measuring
radioactivity to determine the age of objects
 Stonehenge is an example of an
archaeological site in England
Progress During the Old Stone Age
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Homo Habilis – person with ability
o Lived 2.5-1.5 million years ago
o Appeared in East Africa
o known as the first toolmaker
o hunted and gathered food
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Homo Erectus – person who walks upright
o 1.8 million to 30,000 years ago
o Hunters and gatherers
o First to walk upright and use fire
o Developed more advanced tools
o The first hominids to move from Africa
(India, China, and Europe)
Human Origins in Africa Notes
The Dawn of Modern Humans
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Homo Sapiens – person who thinks
(100,000 and 400,000 years ago)
1. Neanderthals – first Homo sapiens
o Hunters and gatherers
o Sophisticated tools
o Built temporary shelters
o Planned burials of dead
o Cared for disabled members
2. Cro-Magnons – modern humans
o Hunters and gatherers
o Long-distance weapons like spear-throwers
and the bow and arrow
o Planned cooperative big-game hunts
o Advanced skill in spoken language
o Cave paintings