Name Origins Location Characteristics
Tools
Southern
3 million
and
no evidence of tool-
years
walked upright; had small brains; were plant eaters
eastern
making
ago
Africa
walked upright; had larger brains than
2 million
evidence that they used
australopithecines; were mainly plant eaters;
years Africa
stone scrapers, choppers,
sometimes ate meat and bone marrow; were
ago
and sharp flakes as tools
gatherers and scavengers
1.8
Africa,
million
walked upright; had larger brains; were hunters and evidence that they used
Asia,
years
meat eaters
fire, made hand axes
Europe
ago
evidence of stone tools
ago
Europe
230,000
and walked upright; had larger brains than modern
years
western humans; were hunters and meat eaters
Asia
200,000 Africa, walked upright; had an average-size brain; were
years Asia, hunters and meat eaters; made cave paintings
ago Europe created burial sites; made bracelets and necklaces
evidence that they used a
parallel-sided blade,
spears