Prehistory and Hominisation

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# I. CONCEPT OF PREHISTORY  We consider Prehistory the period from which our human ancestors appeared on Earth around 5 million years ago, until the invention of writing around 3500 BC. ## INTERESTING FACT! You know Prehistory is the longest period in history. If a day had 24 hours, Prehistory would be 23 hours and 50 minutes and History only 10 minutes.  Prehistory is divided into: Stone Age Paleolithic Age Neolithic Age Metal Age Copper, Bronze and Iron Ages As we don't have any written documents, we don't really know everything about how these people might have lived. We have learnt things from the remains that archaeologists have found in archaeological excavations, such as bones, pottery, tools, objects or paintings.  # INTERESTING FACT! Dinosaurs didn't coexist with these humans. Dinosaurs went extinct about 65 million years  Be a real archaeologist In small groups, in making a school without using the Make a list about will get the information how you will start you will have to ## 2. PROCESS OF HOMINISATION   Human beings nowa...