Cro-Magnon 35,000 to 10,000 years ago

Physical Description Identical to modern man Brain size 1600 cc

Location/Climate France Lived during the last ice-age

Tools Made out of bone, ivory and stone Wore clothes Wore jewelry made out of shell and bone Made needles out of carved bone to sew clothes Used clay to make pots to make food Made musical instruments out of plants, wood and animal skins

Tools cont Made harpoons out of rope, bones and a large stick to catch whales. Projectile point was made out of stone and wood and it was used to kill animals Made toys out of clay and bone

Shelter Lived in caves because of the ice age In warmer climates they made huts out of branches, and animal skins First to have permanent homes

Cave Paintings

Extras Made fine artwork Decorated tools, beads, ivory carvings, shell jewelry, clay figures, musical instruments Took over Neanderthal caves and made them their own Developed a rich and complex language

Extras cont Had social alliances Traded goods Often painted their bodies May have created the first calendar