Anaglyph image rendering of a caveman. It can be viewed stereoscopically with proper red/cyan filter glasses.

A caveman is a popular stock character based upon stereotyped concepts of the way in which early prehistoric humans or homininans may have looked and behaved. The term is sometimes used colloquially to refer to the Neanderthals or Cro-Magnon (i.e., Homo sapiens of the Paleolithic era). The term has been discouraged in serious use, due to its inaccuracy and dependence on certain misconceptions about early humans. A caveman is a popular stylized characterization of how early humans or hominids looked and behaved. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1640x2212, 438 KB)--204. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1640x2212, 438 KB)--204. ... Stereo image anaglyphed for red (left eye) and cyan (right eye) filters. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Stereotype (disambiguation). ... This article is about modern humans. ... Hominina is a subtribe that inludes Homo sapiens, Australopithecus, as well as prehistoric humans. ... Binomial name Homo neanderthalensis King, 1864 The Neanderthal or Neandertal was a species of genus Homo (Homo neanderthalensis) that inhabited Europe and parts of western Asia from about 230,000 to 29,000 years ago (in the Middle Palaeolithic, early Stone Age). ... For the avant garde collective, see Cromagnon (band). ... Homo sapiens (Latin: wise man) is the scientific name for the human species. ... // The Paleolithic is a prehistoric era distinguished by the development of stone tools. ...

History and meaning of the term

In the past, many people shared the view of the 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes that the life of a human being without civilization was "...solitary, poore, nasty, brutish and short". The modern scientific perception of prehistoric lifestyle is now that of the hunter-gatherer. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ... Hobbes redirects here. ... In anthropology, the hunter-gatherer way of life is that led by certain societies of the Neolithic Era based on the exploitation of wild plants and animals. ...

Caveman is traditionally portrayed as being clothed in animal skins, armed with bone or wood clubs, unintelligent, aggressive. Furthermore, cavemen are often shown as living in caves; but this stemmed from the ritual paintings found in caves: it is more probable that the caves were religious gathering places or temporary shelter, and not the actual dwellings of the supposed 'cavemen'. Thus, expressions such as "Balrog" or "living in a hole" have become cultural metaphors for a modern human who supposedly displays traits of brutishness or extreme ignorance. See also troglodyte. “Truncheon” redirects here. ... Aggression is defined as The act of initiating hostilities or invasion. ... Alternate meanings: Cave (disambiguation) The outside world viewed from a cave A cave is a natural underground void. ... A Balrog fighting Gandalf, as depicted by Ted Nasmith. ... Look up troglodyte in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In fiction, especially as pure entertainment or satire, cavemen are sometimes as living contemporaneously with dinosaurs, a situation contradicted by archaeological and paleontological evidence which shows that non-avian dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago, at which time true primates had not yet appeared. Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Thyreophora Ornithopoda Marginocephalia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... Paleontology, palaeontology or palæontology (from Greek: paleo, ancient; ontos, being; and logos, knowledge) is the study of prehistoric life forms on Earth through the examination of plant and animal fossils. ... For the ecclesiastical use of this term, see primate (religion) Families 13, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, and apes, including humans. ...

In popular culture, the comic strips B.C., Alley Oop and occasionally The Far Side, and Gogs, portray "cavemen" in that way. The animated television series The Flintstones, a spoof on family sitcoms, portrays the Flintstones, not in caves, but in 1950s-1960s ranch-style homes that suggested caves and had stone fittings. This article is about the comic strip, the sequential art form as published in newspapers and on the Internet. ... B.C. logo in a 2005 comic strip. ... Alley Oop USPS stamp Alley Oop was a character created in 1932 by American cartoonist V. T. Hamlin. ... This article is about the comic strip. ... Gogs is a UK TV comedy series based around the lives of a prehistoric family of cavemen. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... The Flintstones is an animated American television sitcom which ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones is about a working class Stone Age mans life with his family and his next door neighbor and best friend. ...

Stereotypical cavemen are also often featured in advertising, including advertisements for Minute Maid. More recently, GEICO launched a series of humorous television commercials and attempts at viral marketing, collectively known as the GEICO Cavemen advertising campaign, where GEICO announcers are repeatedly denounced by modern cavemen for perpetuating a stereotype of unintelligent, backward cavemen. The GEICO advertisements spawned a TV series called Cavemen (TV series) which is currently on indefinite hiatus. Minute Maid is a product line of beverages, usually associated with orange juice, but now extends to soft drinks of many kinds, including Hi-C. Minute Maid was the first company to market orange juice concentrate, allowing it to be distributed nationwide and served year-round. ... The Government Employees Insurance Company, usually known by the acronym GEICO, is an American auto insurance company. ... Viral marketing and viral advertising refer to marketing techniques that use pre-existing social networks to produce increases in brand awareness, through self-replicating viral processes, analogous to the spread of pathological and computer viruses. ... This article is about the fictional characters and marketing campaign. ... The Government Employees Insurance Company, usually known by the acronym GEICO, is an American auto insurance company. ... Cavemen was an American television show created by Joe Lawson and set in San Diego, California. ...

Depictions of the Paleolithic in the media

Documentaries

• Walking with Cavemen
• Walking with Beasts

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Caveman characters

• Cavedudez
• Captain Caveman
• The Flintstones
• Gogs
• Stig of the Dump
• The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw
• Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer, a Saturday Night Live sketch
• GEICO Cavemen
• Yahoo in Gulliver's Travels
• J. P. Manoux, plays Curtis the Caveman on the Disney show Phil of the Future
• Bob from Prometheus and Bob on KaBlam! on Nickelodeon
• Cave Guy, a villain on Freakazoid
• Scratch ("Your Favorite Golfin' Caveman") from RockBottomGolf.com

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels ( 1977- 1980) was a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. ... The Flintstones is an animated American television sitcom which ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones is about a working class Stone Age mans life with his family and his next door neighbor and best friend. ... Gogs is a UK TV comedy series based around the lives of a prehistoric family of cavemen. ... Stig of the Dump is a childrens novel by Clive King written in 1963. ... The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw is a 1937 short story by Edgar Rice Burroughs about an unfrozen 50,000 year-old caveman and his politically-incorrect views. ... Phil Hartman as Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Cirroc (), The Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer, was a recurring character played by Phil Hartman on Saturday Night Live. ... SNL redirects here. ... This article is about the fictional characters and marketing campaign. ... In Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift, a Yahoo is a vile and savage creature, filthy and with unpleasant habits, resembling human beings far too closely for the liking of Lemuel Gulliver, who finds the calm and rational society of the Houyhnhnms far preferable. ... For other uses, see Gullivers Travels (disambiguation). ... Jean-Paul Manoux (born June 8, 1969) is an American actor. ... Disney may refer to: The Walt Disney Company and its divisions, including Walt Disney Pictures. ... Phil of the Future is an American comedy childrens television series that was produced by 2121 Productions (a part of Brookwell McNamara Entertainment). ... Prometheus and Bob is a claymation show on the Nickelodeon show KaBlam!. Prometheus is an advanced alien who has come to Earth in an attempt to teach a very dumb caveman, Bob. ... KaBlam! is an American animated television series that ran on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2000. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... Steven Spielberg presents Freakazoid! is an American animated television series, produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. ... Freakazoid! (or Freakazoid) is an animated television show created by Warner Brothers that aired for two seasons in 1995-1997. ...

Caveman movies

• Three Ages (1923 film), 1923
• One Million B.C., 1940
• One Million Years B.C., 1966
• Planet of Dinosaurs, 1971
• The People That Time Forgot, 1977
• Caveman, 1981
• Quest for Fire, 1981
• Luggage of the Gods!, 1983
• Iceman, 1984
• The Clan of the Cave Bear, 1986
• Encino Man, 1992
• Bikini Cavegirl, 2004
• 10,000 BC, 2008
• The Flintstones

Three Ages is a 1923 feature-length comedy film starring comedian Buster Keaton. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... One Million Years B.C. is a 1966 (released in the U.S. in 1967) adventure film and fantasy film starring Raquel Welch set - loosely - in the time of cavemen. ... Planet of Dinosaurs (sometimes mistakenly called Planet of the Dinosaurs) is a 1978 science fiction film set in the future, about a starship crew and some passengers who become stranded on an alien planet with an ecosystem similar to Earths, only much younger. ... The People That Time Forgot is a 1977 fantasy/adventure film based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. ... Caveman is a 1981 comedy film, financed by George Harrison, which stars Ringo Starr as a caveman who applies some modern day ideas in his comical prehistoric adventures. ... For the novel on which the film is based, see Quest for Fire. ... Luggage of the Gods! is a 1983 American comedy film. ... Iceman was a 1984 science fiction film from Universal Studios. ... The DVD cover to The Clan of the Cave Bear The Clan of the Cave Bear is a 1986 film based on the eponymous book by Jean M. Auel. ... Encino Man is a 1992 comedy film, which was released in Europe as California Man, featuring actors Brendan Fraser, Sean Astin and Pauly Shore. ... Bikini Cavegirl (also known as Teenage Cavegirl) is a pornographic movie made by Fred Olen Ray. ... 10, 000 BC is a 2008 American film from Warner Bros. ... The Flintstones is an animated American television sitcom which ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC. Produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, The Flintstones is about a working class Stone Age mans life with his family and his next door neighbor and best friend. ...

Caveman novels

• The Inheritors, 1955
• Dance of the Tiger, 1980
• Earth's Children series
  • The Clan of the Cave Bear, 1980
  • The Valley of Horses, 1982
  • The Mammoth Hunters, 1985
  • The Plains of Passage, 1990
  • The Shelters of Stone, 2002

The Inheritors is a 1955 novel by the British author William Golding, better known for Lord of the Flies. ... Dance of the Tiger is a short novel published in 1980 written by Björn Kurtén that deals with the interaction between Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons. ... Earths Children is a series of historical fiction novels written by Jean M. Auel. ... The Clan of the Cave Bear is a historical fiction novel by Jean M. Auel. ... The Valley of Horses is a historical fiction novel by Jean M. Auel. ... The Mammoth Hunters is an historical fiction novel by Jean M. Auel released in 1985. ... The Plains of Passage is an historical fiction novel by Jean M. Auel published in 1990. ... The Shelters of Stone is an historical fiction novel by Jean M. Auel published in April 2002. ...

Caveman plays

• ''Defending the Caveman, Broadway 1995-1997, worldwide tour 1997--2008

Also see pedophile for futher examples

however cavemen are still around today. you will now them as chavs. they are dirty people who sleep around and wear tacky clothes and feel the need to dress there 10 bastard children in there burburry tracksuits. Men also sometimes still wear loinclothes. also chavs most likely have 100 kids each by different fathers and by the age of 11 or under!!!

See also

• Human evolution
• Paleolithic
• Cro-Magnon
• Neanderthal

For the history of humans on Earth, see History of the world. ... // The Paleolithic is a prehistoric era distinguished by the development of stone tools. ... For the avant garde collective, see Cromagnon (band). ... For other uses, see Neanderthal (disambiguation). ...

External links

• Online community of people who strive to emulate the diet and fitness of cavemen
• Online community of people who study and practice the wisdoms of primal man
• Website for prehistoric / stone-age tools and artifacts