Neanderthal Cro-Magnon Modern Man

Palaeolithic
Paleo – Old Lithic - Age
Paleolithicmeans“oldstoneage”,and beginswith
thefirstuseofstonetools.Itistheearliestpartof
“stoneage”.
StoneAge-Thestoneagewasa broadprehistoric
periodduringwhichstonewaswidelyusedtomake
implementswitha sharpedge.

TheOldStone AgeorthePaleolithicEra,wasaperiodoftimethatlasted
untilabout12,000to70,000yearsago.

Mansurvivedby
huntinganimals
andgathering
roots,berries,
leaves,andseeds.

OldStoneAge
(PaleolithicEra)
peopleeventually
begantohuntin
groups.

•Cave Art showing men hunting in
groups.
•These antlers may have been used
as a disguise during the hunt.

Manusedstone,wood,and boneashistoolstosurviveduringtheOldStoneAge.

Bow found in Denmark
Bone Harpoon
Hand Axe
Flint Blades used to sharpen tools

•using a flint blade to skin
an animal
•using a flint blade to butcher
a carcass

OldStoneage(Paleolithic)peopleworegarmentsmade
from animalfurandleather(frommammoths, sabertooth
tigersandsloths).
Sometiedthepieceof animalskinaroundtheirwaistwhile
otherssimplyslingskinsovertheirshoulders.

Many Stone Age people were Nomads.

There was another important development
– the discovery of fire
•There was another important
development – the discovery of fire.

Richa
Preeti
Sachin
Anjul
Rakshit