Lower Paleolithic or Early Stone Age
The Lower Paleolithic period, roughly between 1.5 million and 250,000 years ago, is when our hominin ancestors Homo erectus and Australopithecus lived on the earth.
Lower Paleolithic Period - Timeline and Description
The Lower Paleolithic period (2.7 million to 200,000 years ago) is the first archaeology, that is to say, that period when the first evidence of what scientists consider human behaviors occurred.
The Lower Paleolithic period (2.7 million to 200,000 years ago) is the first archaeology, that is to say, that period when the first evidence of what scientists consider human behaviors occurred.
Beeches Pit (United Kingdom)
Beeches Pit is the name of a Lower Paleolithic archaeological site located in Suffolk, England. The site has been dated to about 400,000 years old, and was probably used by Homo heidelbergensis.
Beeches Pit is the name of a Lower Paleolithic archaeological site located in Suffolk, England. The site has been dated to about 400,000 years old, and was probably used by Homo heidelbergensis.
Bilzingsleben (Germany)
Bilzingsleben is a Lower Paleolithic open air site with fabulous preservation, located in in Thuringia, eastern Germany and dated between 320,000 and 412,000 years ago.
Bilzingsleben is a Lower Paleolithic open air site with fabulous preservation, located in in Thuringia, eastern Germany and dated between 320,000 and 412,000 years ago.
Bouri (Ethiopia)
The Lower Paleolithic site of Bouri is located within the Bouri formation of the Middle Awash region of Ethiopia.
The Lower Paleolithic site of Bouri is located within the Bouri formation of the Middle Awash region of Ethiopia.
Gesher Benot Ya'aqov (Israel)
The archaeological site of Gesher Benot Yaaqov is located in the northern Jordan Valley on the shore of an ancient lake. Paleomagnetic dating of this site makes it a Lower Paleolithic site, dated to approximately 790,000 years ago.
The archaeological site of Gesher Benot Yaaqov is located in the northern Jordan Valley on the shore of an ancient lake. Paleomagnetic dating of this site makes it a Lower Paleolithic site, dated to approximately 790,000 years ago.
Gona (Ethiopia)
At 2.6 million years old, the Lower Paleolithic site called Gona or Kada Gona in Ethiopia is the earliest site yet to contain evidence of chipped stone tool making.
At 2.6 million years old, the Lower Paleolithic site called Gona or Kada Gona in Ethiopia is the earliest site yet to contain evidence of chipped stone tool making.
Gran Dolina (Spain)
Gran Dolina is a cave site in the Sierra de Atapuerca region of central Spain, with human occupations dated between 300,000 and 885,000 years ago.
Gran Dolina is a cave site in the Sierra de Atapuerca region of central Spain, with human occupations dated between 300,000 and 885,000 years ago.
Isernia la Pineta (Italy)
Lower Paleolithic site in Italy, occupied about 736,000±40,000 BP.
Lower Paleolithic site in Italy, occupied about 736,000±40,000 BP.
Kaletepe Deresi 3 (Turkey)
The site of Kaletepe Deresi 3 is located in the Göllü Dag region of central Turkey, and it contains at least three Middle and Lower Paleolithic archaeological components
The site of Kaletepe Deresi 3 is located in the Göllü Dag region of central Turkey, and it contains at least three Middle and Lower Paleolithic archaeological components
Karari culture
The second cultural tradition (the first is KBS) identified at the very ancient hominid occupation site called FxJj18 at Koobi Fora.
The second cultural tradition (the first is KBS) identified at the very ancient hominid occupation site called FxJj18 at Koobi Fora.
Koobi Fora
Lower Paleolithic site in northern Kenya, east of Lake Turkana.
Lower Paleolithic site in northern Kenya, east of Lake Turkana.
Lokalalei (Kenya)
The Lower Paleolithic archaeological sites called Lokalalei are located in the Lake Turkana region of Kenya
The Lower Paleolithic archaeological sites called Lokalalei are located in the Lake Turkana region of Kenya
Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania)
Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania is an ancient hominid archaeological site in Tanzania, excavated by the Leakeys in the mid-1950s.
Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania is an ancient hominid archaeological site in Tanzania, excavated by the Leakeys in the mid-1950s.
Omo Kibish (Ethiopia)
Kibish is the name of an ancient rock formation along the Omo River at the base of the Nkalabong Range in Ethiopia where excavations by Richard Leakey and others recovered Homo sapiens remains as old as 195,000 years before the present.
Kibish is the name of an ancient rock formation along the Omo River at the base of the Nkalabong Range in Ethiopia where excavations by Richard Leakey and others recovered Homo sapiens remains as old as 195,000 years before the present.
Soan Valley Tradition
The archaeological sites in the Siwalik region of Pakistan and India called the Soan Valley Tradition date to the Lower Paleolithic.
The archaeological sites in the Siwalik region of Pakistan and India called the Soan Valley Tradition date to the Lower Paleolithic.
Swartkrans (South Africa)
Swartkrans is a Lower Paleolithic cave site in South Africa, discovered in 1948 by Robert Broom and excavated by C.K. Brain in the 1960s.
Swartkrans is a Lower Paleolithic cave site in South Africa, discovered in 1948 by Robert Broom and excavated by C.K. Brain in the 1960s.
Terra Amata (France)
Terra Amata is an Acheulean tradition Lower Paleolithic site located on the Mediterranean coast of southern France.
Terra Amata is an Acheulean tradition Lower Paleolithic site located on the Mediterranean coast of southern France.
Vallonet Cave (France)
Vallonet Cave is a paleolithic cave in the maritime Alps of southeastern France, near the Mediterranean coast near Nice.
Vallonet Cave is a paleolithic cave in the maritime Alps of southeastern France, near the Mediterranean coast near Nice.
Zhoukoudian (China)
Zhoukoudian (also spelled Choukoutien) is the name of a stratified cave site and associated fissures in Fangshan District, about 45 km southwest of Beijing, China
Zhoukoudian (also spelled Choukoutien) is the name of a stratified cave site and associated fissures in Fangshan District, about 45 km southwest of Beijing, China