Ancient times seem to be very far away from our modern times, and there is no written record at that time, but human history has long begun, as early as about 2.5 million years ago, there were already humanoid creatures on the earth. At that time, human beings were actually very fragile, and the average life expectancy of human beings at that time was only about 20-30 years old. Scientists explore the way of life of early human ancestors by studying the way of life of hunting tribes around the world today. Today, We bring to life the origins of human history and see how our ancestors lived in ancient times.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 1.6 million years ago and 780,000 years ago:</h1>
Tinder gesture
Scientists found traces of human-controlled fires in Kenya about 1.6 million years ago, followed by more obvious traces of the use of fire 780,000 years ago in Israel, and this time there was ample evidence of artificial fire control, and charred wood and stone tools were also found.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >40-230,000 years ago:</h1>
Fast forward to 400,000 years ago, when our ancestors were found to have started hunting with spears. It wasn't until 280,000 years ago that humans began to use more complex tools, such as rough stones and sharp stone chips.
Artifact stone shards
Then, 230,000 years ago, Neanderthals began to appear in Europe, Iran, and Asia. They were a group of prehistoric humans who lived in the Paleolithic Age, did not have bows and arrows at that time, and had to use special strategies to round up prey and compete with bears and other animals for shelter in caves. Archaeologists have found traces of the flesh of neanderthals that have been scraped off by tools, which Lulu believes should be due to their lack of effective hunting skills and tools, so they will use their dead companions as food.
Neanderthal hunting
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >20-230,000 years ago:</h1>
The Earth entered the Ice Age, when humanity around the globe faced enormous challenges, and the Earth experienced centuries of such heretical weather upheavals of extreme cold and extreme warmth.
Ice age humans
Humans had to upgrade their skills to adapt to such harsh environmental mutations, and fossil studies revealed that the first modern Homo sapiens appeared in Ethiopia at that time. This period is also considered an important period in the evolution of Homo sapiens and other human species of the same period.
Ice age hunting
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 10-110,000 years ago:</h1>
There is evidence that humans began to hand-machine shells to make jewelry for themselves during this period, and experts speculate that humans began to have some kind of symbolic language, and then gradually began to appear funeral rites and cave art.
Ancient jewelry
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 10,000-20,000 BC:</h1>
During this time, humans hunt animals, collect nuts and fruits, usually consisting of 20-30 people living in a tribe of 20-30 people, who need to fight each other to the death in order to survive.
Tribal hunting
If you get sick, you'll be kicked out of the team because you'll slow down the entire tribe. A minor fracture, because of the inability to get effective medical treatment, may even turn you into a cripple from then on. Humans during this period wore fur cut from animals, and because there was no sanitary condition and it was very hot, the problem of wound infection was exacerbated. It is for these reasons that the average human life expectancy in the Paleolithic period is so short.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 50,000 years ago:</h1>
During this time, the Krumanu began to build camps, some of which even had storage pits, and they also mastered the art of fishing, entering the late Homo sapiens stage.
Build camps
Human art also began to flourish during this period, painting on cave rock walls and carving on ivory. Bone and horn tools also gradually began to appear, as well as stone throwing tips, drilling tools, etc., and they even began to make ornaments, paint, carve and other artistic activities.
Creation of cave paintings
During this period, adults began to live to be about 40 years old, and most would die from saber-toothed tigers, mammoths, rhinos and other wild beasts.
Fight against saber-toothed tigers – source film clips
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 20,000 years ago:</h1>
People have learned how to heat clay through fire, know how to make figurines, and hunting and field gathering are still the main ways to obtain food. Agriculture has not yet developed, there are no domestic animals and no dogs, but they have already built camps with branches or long animal skeletons.
Humble camp
Crafted
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > 18-10,000 years ago:</h1>
The earliest modern humans began to appear in southern Italy, when our ancestors already made ropes out of animal skins, hairs and vines. Humans began to gradually abandon their long-term nomadic life and chose to settle, they began to domesticate animals, and it was during this period that agriculture began to develop, allowing crops such as beans and grains, and even vegetables.
Domestication, farming
The first occupations such as craftsmen, weavers and bakers were then officially born. But human life is still very difficult, with infectious diseases rising sharply, people still live to an average age of 40, and the mortality rate of babies and women at the time of childbirth is very high.
Weaving, construction, dried fish
Lu Lu said: There is really no harm without contrast! Compared with the living environment of ancient human beings, the living environment of our modern people is simply like entering the immortal world. With the advancement of science and technology, some people may feel that living in ancient times is happier, people will not be trapped by today's electronic products, and life will be more simple. Lu Lu believes that whether we live in the harsh ancient times or the modern era of technological development, we all have our own difficulties and problems, so no matter in which era and which environment, we only need to live bravely and optimistically and positively.
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