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
Date of Discovery:
Discovered by: Henri de Lumley
Age: About 400,000 years old
Site: Terra Amata, France
Reconstruction illustration of 400,000-year-old shelter from Terra Amata, France showing early humans building shelters for their family or social group
Reconstruction illustration of 400,000-year-old shelter from Terra Amata, France