Terra Amata Shelter
Making shelters
This ancient shelter, reconstructed here, provided protection for an early human family or social group. Scientists found post holes and other evidence of multiple shelters at this site. Some shelters were as long as 14.9 m (49 ft)
Exhibit Item
Site:
Terra Amata, France
Year of Discovery:
Discovered by:
Henri de Lumley
Age:
About 400,000 years old
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