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Illustrated timeline of early humans
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australopithecus afarensis
lucy was 3 to 4 million years old. she was found near the Afar Triangle in Africa. She was three feet tall, a mix of ape and human, she had long arms, a large forhead and jaw that stuck out. She made no tools or at least non have been found. She had many capabilities she could carry things in her arms, she could walk on to feet, she would use her hands for defence -
homohabillis
this speces was about 5 to 2 million years ago. this speaces was also found in Africa. they were a mix of ape and human, they walked on to feet, they were taller then locey, they were 4 feet tall, and a brain that was two times the size of loceys. they made many tools like roocks for chopping, some stones were used for cutting, bones were used for bigging sticks. they were the first to make tools, they lived in groups, and they had a longer life spaned. -
homo erectus
the speaces lived 1.8 million years ago. they were found in java, an island in Asia and Europe. they were taller then the other speaces before it, some were over 5 feet tall, strong bones and a forhed that was smoth, they also had a jaw that stics out. they made stone held axes, and they made fire. they were the 1st to migrate out of Africa they were good walkers. they used fire to cook red meat, and built shelters. -
homo spies nearderthalensis
these species were belived to lived 230,000 to 300,000 years ago. this species was found in neander vally in Germany. this species had thick bones, ridges above the eyes, they were shoter and stockeyer then modern humans they had very large bones. .they made more then 60 typs of knives, scrapers, and spear points. they were the 1st to hunt in groups and barry there dead. they also lived with motern humanes for adout 120,000 years. -
homo sapiens sapiens
this species was created 35,000 to 12,000 BC. this speaces was orignally started in Africa but then they migrated around the world. they have round scalls, large brains, small teath, and slinder bones. they made a lot of tools incloding, that they atached blades to other tools, they made engraving tools, needoles for sowing, they built shelters, hooks, speers, they built the attaitle. (bow and arrows) with the tools they built they were abel to hunt from a distance. they were cave painters,
