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Upper Paleolithic

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Long ago, people lived in a new way.

Lascaux painting.jpg
Lascaux painting.jpg
They made many tools from stone. They also made art on cave walls.
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Vestonicka venuse edit.jpg
People moved to many new places. They even learned to fish!
Expansion of early modern humans from Africa.jpg
Expansion of early modern humans from Africa.jpg
It was a very busy time. Can you imagine living back then?

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Expansion of early modern humans from Africa.jpg
File:Flint Knives, Ahmarian Culture, Nahal Boqer, 47000-40000 BP (detail).jpg
Flint Knives, Ahmarian Culture, Nahal...
File:Stone Core for Making Blades - Boqer Tachtit, Negev, circa 40000 BP (detail).jpg
Stone Core for Making Blades - Boqer...
File:Lascaux 04 (with circle).jpg
Lascaux 04 (with circle).jpg
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Ice-core-isotope.png
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Europe20000ya.png
File:Anatomically Modern Humans archaeological remains, Europe and Africa, directly dated, calibrated carbon dates as of 2013.jpg
Anatomically Modern Humans archaeological...
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Ksar Akil Fossils.jpg
File:Floete Schwanenknochen Geissenkloesterle Blaubeuren.jpg
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Vestonicka venuse edit.jpg
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