Prehistoric man
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Prehistoric man may refer to:
  • Human evolution
    Human evolution
    Human evolution refers to the evolutionary history of the genus Homo, including the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species and as a unique category of hominids and mammals...

  • the Homo (genus)
    Homo (genus)
    Homo is the genus that includes modern humans and species closely related to them. The genus is estimated to be about 2.3 to 2.4 million years old, evolving from australopithecine ancestors with the appearance of Homo habilis....

  • archaic Homo sapiens
    Archaic Homo sapiens
    Archaic Homo sapiens is a loosely defined term used to describe a number of varieties of Homo, as opposed to anatomically modern humans , in the period beginning 500,000 years ago....

  • any perceivedly primitive culture
    Primitive culture
    In older anthropology texts and discussions, the term "primitive culture" is used to refer to a society that is believed to lack cultural, technological, or economic sophistication/development...


See also

  • Caveman
    Caveman
    A caveman or troglodyte is a stock character based upon widespread concepts of the way in which early prehistoric humans may have looked and behaved...

  • Primitive man
  • Prehistory
    Prehistory
    Prehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...

  • Paleolithic
    Paleolithic
    The Paleolithic Age, Era or Period, is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools discovered , and covers roughly 99% of human technological prehistory...

  • Cradle of Humankind (disambiguation)
    Cradle of Humankind (disambiguation)
    The Cradle of Humankind or, alternatively Cradle of Humanity, Cradle of Mankind or Cradle of Man may refer to:*History of the world, the history of humanity.**For prehistoric life, please see Stone Age or Prehistoric man ....

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