The Leakeys and how they made a difference to the world and especially the world of archaeology!
Louis and Mary loved archaeology Excavated man's hominid ancestors Africa --- Tanzania--Olduvai Gorge Key finders to unlocking man's origins Earlyman--homo habilis made stone tools Years --1930;s to today Striding hominids' 3 million year old fossilized footpirnts found Super amount of OLD OLD OLD OLD bones!
What were the advantages of farming?
• Raise much more food than a hunter-gather could collect
• Lots of people could live in a small area…
• Now think of why large numbers of people together would be good.
• Could choose where to live even if wild food is scarce.
• Surplus food could be used for trade
• Surplus food could be saved for a time of famine
Locations of early farming communities:
• Not all parts of the world were into farming
• On 5 continents there were farming communities
• Mostly the farming communities were near the equator
• Prediction—Because there was fertile soil in the area where farming began farming could be productive
• Prediction—Communities were located near fresh water sources---rivers and lakes
Why was language important to man’s advancement?
• Share ideas for survival
• Pass on knowledge
• Assign specialized jobs
• Plan hunting strategies
• Trade with other bands
• Pass on oral tradtion
• Talk about the past and future, (besides the present)
• Talk about the real and unreal
• Develop relationships so TRADE developed
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The Start of the Domestic Dog 
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