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Oldowan
- Age range:
- 0.04 - 0.16 Ma
- Classifications:
- Homo, Homo erectus, Homo ergaster, Homo georgicus, Homo sapiens
- Time periods:
- Calabrian, Pleistocene
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Name | Age Min | Age Max |
---|---|---|
Dmanisi | 1770000 | 1850000 |
Koobi Fora Area 104 | 1630000 | 1790000 |
LLK II (Olduvai Gorge) | 1100000 | 1200000 |
Nariokotome III (NK3) | 800000 | 2600000 |
Sima del Elefante | 1200000 | 1300000 |
3D Models, Videos and Images
Dmanisi Hominids - Mysterious Archaic Human Origins Explained
![Atapuerca, excavación TE](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/bnnonrrdkau8kh3nqlftm70qlp9z?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Atapuerca%252C_excavacion_TE.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Atapuerca%252C_excavaci%25C3%25B3n_TE.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=051bc5fba1424b33321f372e34f3e5744dc2bb8a0262809c6b24f8b8fb00bd08)
Atapuerca, excavación TE
Source: Atapuerca, excavacion TE
![Elefante-Atapuerca2006](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/7wv83gktsy558u4wgd58k1y7hqww?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Elefante-Atapuerca2006.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Elefante-Atapuerca2006.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=8d34fae9411603886d3decaa96cae41c22ff87df716c3c8e728e8d2d9bb3b16c)
Elefante-Atapuerca2006
Source: Elefante-Atapuerca2006
![Atapuerca map](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/8lww0lwbkp8gyhaqma168kb76n4g?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22512px-Atapuerca_map.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27512px-Atapuerca_map.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=5dd5b726a3beb266ec9af16dec20d7dd5e64787b2936da77457222dd81965ce5)
Atapuerca map
Source: Atapuerca map
![Mandible Sima del Elefante](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/z3q9gh0uhru0h7vsmqlr86stfhpx?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%221024px-Mandible_Sima_del_Elefante.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%271024px-Mandible_Sima_del_Elefante.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=4ced1c3feb4b05b0135f23b4ad4ffc806d8dbe31818b1d757ffe0c7c10b51242)
Mandible Sima del Elefante
Source: Mandible Sima del Elefante
![Homo heidelbergensis Cranium 5](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/hqiumlu7w80yin2blu9jklfweoe6?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Homo_heidelbergensis-Cranium_-5.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Homo_heidelbergensis-Cranium_-5.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=287d0c9e33ddec1da4c3bd8c0b709709c7059f65e4663b80938799af155dc9d0)
Homo heidelbergensis Cranium 5
![SterkfonteinCave](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/xu73muoz8nixyj9i37szeqg7jl7d?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22512px-SterkfonteinCave.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27512px-SterkfonteinCave.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=f0247fcbc6a34bea643c174e4c8f6033045908a8386db2750345afb6f320f6b2)
SterkfonteinCave
Source: SterkfonteinCave
![Sterkfontein Caves 34](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/vq66uw3btpt476hkl53lbeejzgyi?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Sterkfontein_Caves_34.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Sterkfontein_Caves_34.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=23c0fbba92283c580c1f584e9de47e9a7941cd30d2732be4e5b2104a031edb6d)
Sterkfontein Caves 34
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 34
![Sterkfontein Caves 42](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/78zkgcdywuni661swr93r6cp7mvo?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Sterkfontein_Caves_42.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Sterkfontein_Caves_42.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=f96ef7cc165a6b15bd80a2f1b2446ef54c545f7ebfa9d675182815b226f5bd87)
Sterkfontein Caves 42
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 42
![Sterkfontein Caves 59](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/tbo4bjgff8ifaqrwrg35fc4gf41l?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Sterkfontein_Caves_59.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Sterkfontein_Caves_59.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=188e14936b904dd60c4d32de4c8bfdc7d2fe16734b9149a9069c34b6fae66a29)
Sterkfontein Caves 59
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 59
![Sterkfontein Caves 15](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/pezvjrzoyu9joarvyvy1zglcx0b3?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Sterkfontein_Caves_15.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Sterkfontein_Caves_15.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=e162d652436405e13b51e363834b612f88bcee5efca8f65104b15ac7efc9c368)
Sterkfontein Caves 15
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 15
![Sterkfontein](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/pfi1zmp6ioouwroyylzmbi22h66x?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%222048px-Sterkfontein.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%272048px-Sterkfontein.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=0ee656873792faff6de6a5f24936a089f20559a800f3da29050190fa8c3e5049)
Sterkfontein
Source: Sterkfontein
![Sterkfontein Caves 33](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/sx0cyapezxa3tpii1ni85936bd2f?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Sterkfontein_Caves_33.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Sterkfontein_Caves_33.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=56c3aa3037c3699d86c417b91f8519f0b425291bd39cc04d3d3d39d327e21fa4)
Sterkfontein Caves 33
Source: Sterkfontein Caves 33
![Cooper's Cave South Africa](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/vb3q70nngq717oc3v61krxl8kiej?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Cooper%2527s_Cave_South_Africa.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Cooper%2527s_Cave_South_Africa.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=9ea1beacc991fb2e15e004fcfc358b0382794c502a61002a8bd69c3f335b7c54)
Cooper's Cave South Africa
Source: Cooper's Cave South Africa
![Coopers D](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/clrijtc4pnii1fsmehq8b0g090qr?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%221024px-Coopers_D.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%271024px-Coopers_D.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=eadc38267a8115fdfacdba8c0225ab9275a823a5abbc6bae64ab56b49b55b515)
Coopers D
Source: Coopers D
![Stone tools from Coopers Cave](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/ehndbbn4syqloij3t37ums15e67s?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Stone_tools_from_Coopers_Cave.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Stone_tools_from_Coopers_Cave.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=c4de4bbb3422c23bf274c6220c500a9da9d1f98d939931e7a4284f05a7e4fcd2)
Stone tools from Coopers Cave
Source: Stone tools from Coopers Cave
![Megantereon fossil from Coopers Cave](https://gignos-api-uploads.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/gq55zf94lw50s6wa4s0568oo33yf?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%22Megantereon_fossil_from_Coopers_Cave.jpg%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%27Megantereon_fossil_from_Coopers_Cave.jpg&response-content-type=image%2Fjpeg&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIA3JE4TXYOZ2XVUKNK%2F20240727%2Fus-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240727T084346Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=c6184cc577df7f7495088d132db22d939192821d3a2e7e539b2db4616f4dc555)