How long ago did cavemen live?

Answer 1

Caveman as the stereotype has them generally didn't exist-people generally lived in huts and before that just lived in the wild. The nearest we get to the stereotype of the caveman was the neanderthal. They started about 600,000 years ago to 33,000 years ago, when they became extinct and Homo Sapiens Sapiens became dominant.

Answer 2

The last 'cavemen', Neanderthals, probably lived about 20,000 years ago. And there may be some misunderstanding about them actually living in caves, though they certainly did spend time in caves because we've found fire pits and bones of animals that they hunted, some theories suggest that they only lived in caves during the winter months, and since they lived during the ice-age, they probably spent a lot of time in caves, but in warmer months, they most likely lived in shelters that were built of wood and hides. Since these things are bio-degradable, there's no way for use to be sure that they did this. Though some archaeologists found holes in the ground where wooden poles were placed to make huts.

There is also a theory that they did not exactly go extinct, but interbred with Cro-Magnons and are now in the modern gene pool.

Answer 3

Caveman as the stereotype has them generally didn't exist-people generally lived in huts and before that just lived in the wild. The nearest we get to the stereotype of the caveman was the neanderthal. They started about 600,000 years ago to 33,000 years ago, when they became extinct and Homo Sapiens Sapiens became dominant.

Answer 4

For most cavemen, life was short, in the region of 20 to 35 years.

Answer 5

Cavemen, also known as early humans or prehistoric humans, lived approximately 2.6 million years ago to about 10,000 years ago. These early humans gradually evolved into modern humans over time.