Stone Age Vocabulary-Harris

People who study artifacts from prehistoric time to learn about how people lived in the past

• scientist

• archeologist

• historians

• archeology

The oldest form of early man, said to be "handy"

• hominins

• homo erectus

• homo sapiens

• homo habilis

a tool used to grind grain into flour in the stone age

• grinder

• spear

• hand axe

• quern

early man that was said to be more upright in stature

• homo habilis

• hominids

• homo erectus

• homo apien

a tool made of wood with a sharp point, used for hunting and fishing

• awl

• spear

• fishing rod

• net

lived a nomadic lifestyle, moved frequently to hunt for food and gather plants

• hunter gatherer

• nomads

• homo sapiens

• neolithich era

hard stone that could break into flakes and used to start fire

• driftwood

• twine

• flint

• pine resin

people who moved frequently due to depletion of resources

• homo erectus

• homo habilis

• hunter gatherer

• nomads

Known as the "new" stage or last stage of the stone age

• mesolithic

• paleolthic

• ice age

• neolithic

First form of communication, usually done on the wall of a cave or stone

• cave paintings

• spoken language

• written alphabet

• finger paintings