The Great Leap Forward: The Paleolithic Revolution

This was created by:
Heather St. Germain,
Tami Van Zant, and Todd A. Garrett
ASM101 Students - Spring 1993


Updated by Richard Effland 1997

For millions of years the hominids developed at a very sluggish rate. Then around 40,000 years ago they were thrust ahead and sucessfully took the "Great Leap Foward." This web presentation contains their discoveries and hope for a better life, not just survival.

This module is meant to be explored in a linear manner. However, you may move around in any way you choose. You may use the menu below to move to any topic freely.

Introductory Page
symbolic representation
venus figurines
flutes
ornaments
burials
cave art
shelters
sewing
technology and expansion
manipulation, domestication, and the first villages
open doors to today's world