Time Periods
Pleistocene
- Age:
- Pleistocene
- Epoch:
- Pleistocene
- Period:
- Quaternary
- Age range:
- 1.63 - 1.79 Ma
- Classifications:
- Cro-Magnons, Homo, Homo denisovans, Homo erectus, Homo erectus pekinensis, Homo ergaster, Homo floresiensis, Homo georgicus, Homo habilis, Homo luzonensis, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens, Homo sapiens archaic, Paranthropus, Paranthropus boisei
- Cultures:
- Aurignacian, Gravettian, Mousterian, Oldowan
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The Pleistocene, often referred to as the Ice Age, is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations1.
Sites
Name | Age Min | Age Max |
---|---|---|
Abri du Poisson | ||
Afontova Gora II | ||
Anzick | ||
Arlington Springs | 10000 | 13000 |
Bruniquel Cave | ||
Callao Cave | 3600 | 67000 |
Cooper's Ferry | 11800 | 16045 |
Denisova Cave | 41590 | 216900 |
Dmanisi | 1770000 | 1850000 |
Happisburgh | ||
Hohle Fels | ||
Koobi Fora Area 104 | 1630000 | 1790000 |
La Brea Tar Pits | ||
Liang Bua Cave | 67200 | 94800 |
Molodova I | 40000 | |
Olduvai Gorge (FLK I) | 430000 | 2588000 |
Paviland Cave | ||
Peninj | ||
Peștera cu Oase | ||
Sangiran | 700000 | 900000 |
Shanidar Cave | ||
Sima del Elefante | 1200000 | 1300000 |
White Sands National Park | 21000 | 23000 |
Zhoukoudian Locality 1 | 230000 | 780000 |
3D Models, Videos and Images
Paranthropus boisei: cranium (OH 5)
Homo erectus: cranium (Sangiran 17)
Homo erectus: cranium (Sangiran 2)
Homo erectus cranium (D2282)
Homo floresiensis: cranium (Liang Bua 1)
Sangiran Early Man Site (UNESCO/NHK)
Dmanisi Hominids - Mysterious Archaic Human Origins Explained
Hobbit histories: the origins of Homo floresiensis
Archaeological Site of Atapuerca (UNESCO/NHK)
The Ancient Human Species With A Missing Body
When Hobbits Were Real
Source: When Hobbits Were Real
Denisovans: Our Mysterious Cousins That Made Us Better
Why is the discovery of Homo luzonensis such a big deal? | NXT
New human species found in the Philippines
New Species Related to Us Discovered in the Philippines
Homo luzonensis not an ancestor
Source: Homo luzonensis not an ancestor
Homo habilis: cranium (SK 847)
Paranthropus robustus: cranium (SK 46)
This Mysterious Cave in Northern Spain Should Not Exist!
Prehistoric cave gets buried for another 50 years
TURKANA BOY-KNM-WT 15000 Discovered by Dr Richard Leakey
Want to Meet Your Ancestors? | National Geographic (Turkana Boy)
Olorgesailie, a unique pre-historic site where hand axe tools were discovered
Eventlog (Episode 1): 1.5 Million Year Old Jaw From Eastern Africa (Peninj)
World Rhino Day - Kalinga
Source: World Rhino Day - Kalinga
Fossil KNM-ER 3733
Source: Fossil KNM-ER 3733

Homo erectus KNM ER 3733
Source: Homo erectus KNM ER 3733

Homo ergaster (KNM-ER 3733 cast) at Göteborgs Naturhistoriska Museum 8592

Calvaria Sangiran II (D)
Source: Calvaria Sangiran II (D)

Calvaria Sangiran II (B)
Source: Calvaria Sangiran II (B)

Sangiran 17-02
Source: Sangiran 17-02

Homo erectus Sangiran 17 IMG 5641 BMNH

Homo Florensiensis-MGL 95216-P4150647-black

Homo floresiensis cave
Source: Homo floresiensis cave

Atapuerca, excavación TE
Source: Atapuerca, excavacion TE

Elefante-Atapuerca2006
Source: Elefante-Atapuerca2006

Atapuerca map
Source: Atapuerca map

Mandible Sima del Elefante
Source: Mandible Sima del Elefante

Denisova Neandertal Toe (Denisova 5)

Denisova Phalanx distalis (Denisova 3)

Denisova-111 (Denisova 11)
Source: Denisova-111 (Denisova 11)

Homo ergaster KNM-ER 3733 IMG 5637 BMNH

Paranthropus boisei IMG 2933-black - OH 5
Australophithecus boisei (cast), Olduvai Gorge - Springfield Science Museum - Springfield, MA - DSC03368 - OH 5

Plaque where Mary Leakey found Zinjanthropus skull, Tanzania

Plaque marking the discovery of Australopithecus in Tanzania

Maquette tactile de l'habitat de Molodova I en Ukraine, Musée de l'Homme

1440px-Callao_Cave.jpg
Source: Callao Cave Wikipedia

Callao Cave - rays of second skylight

Callao Cave Penablanca
Source: Callao Cave Penablanca

Armand Salvador Mijares
Source: Armand Salvador Mijares

My Public Lands Summer Road Trip- Cooper's Ferry Archaeological Site (18145320763)

My Public Lands Summer Road Trip- Cooper's Ferry Archaeological Site (18766014375)

My Public Lands Summer Road Trip- Cooper's Ferry Archaeological Site (18768479981)

My Public Lands Summer Road Trip- Cooper's Ferry Archaeological Site (18143342384)

Homo heidelbergensis Cranium 5
Suzuki Remains Museum
Source: Suzuki Remains Museum
Cueva de El Castillo
Source: Cueva de El Castillo

Haua Fteah cave (half cropped)
Source: Haua Fteah cave (half cropped)

Homo ergaster KNM-WT 15000 Turkana boy Wien 18.07.19 JM

Homo-erectus Turkana-Boy (Ausschnitt) Fundort Nariokotome, Kenia, Rekonstruktion im Neanderthal Museum

Homo Erectus Turkana
Source: Homo Erectus Turkana

Eliye Springs
Source: Eliye Springs

Olorgesailiesite1993(2)
Source: Olorgesailiesite1993(2)

Olorgesailie 002
Source: Olorgesailie 002

Olorgesailie axes
Source: Olorgesailie axes

Olorgesailie fossils
Source: Olorgesailie fossils

OlorgesailieLandscape1993
Source: OlorgesailieLandscape1993

Olorgesailiesite1993(3)
Source: Olorgesailiesite1993(3)

Olorgesailiesite1993(4)
Source: Olorgesailiesite1993(4)

Olorgesailiesite1993(1)
Source: Olorgesailiesite1993(1)

Olorgesailiefouilles(1)
Source: Olorgesailiefouilles(1)

Peninj mandible. Paranthropus boisei

View of the GD 1 Excavations In Progress

Composite view GD 2 fossil site
Source: Composite view GD 2 fossil site

Students at Motsetse
Source: Students at Motsetse

Remains of a Rhinoceros philippinensis found in Rizal, Kalinga dated c. 709,000 years ago
Sources
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