The Paleolithic era is known as the period when the first humans developed tools made of stone, hence the name "ancient stone age". This dates back to one of the prehistoric times and is considered the stage at which human beings developed. The early Paleolithic people were hunters and gatherers, which meant they survived by feeding on what they could kill or eating berries and nuts. Today, contemporary humans have evolved into a more dominant species, are more technologically advanced, have a written language, and no longer have to rely on killing animals to survive. Even though many things have changed over the centuries, I believe we still have some aspects similar to our ancestors. Some aspects that prehistoric people have in common with modern humans are tools and architecture, their culture and use of spoken language. Early humans were primarily hunters and gatherers, but we manage to find evidence of other activities such as the use of tools and building structures. Some examples of stone tools developed during their time were cleavers, chisels, grinders, axes, arrows, and spearheads. I believe this is something we have in common with early humans because they knew how to develop tools and be innovative like today's modern humans. With prehistoric man's discovery of lighting fire using tools, another similar aspect comes into play, namely cooking. According to Henry M. Sayre, early hominids “cut meat with flint tools and ate steak and marrow. (Page 4)” This shows that Paleolithic peoples did not eat raw foods like most carnivores, but instead cooked their meat so it would taste better. To this day, contemporary humans still place... at the center of the card... a more dominant species or whether we have simply learned from our past mistakes. Works Cited Bryant, Charles W. "How Did Language Evolve?" How things work. HowStuffWorks.com, August 25, 2010. Web. February 10, 2014. Hautala, Keith, and Benjamin Kandt. “University of Kentucky News UKNOW.” A British linguist reconstructs the sounds of the prehistoric language. University of Kentucky, 24 October 2013. Web. 09 February 2014. Sancho-Velazquez, Angeles. "Beginnings of culture". Cal State Fullerton. Langsdorf Hall, Fullerton, California. January 28, 2014. Lecture.Sayre, Henry M. and Henry M. Sayre. Discovering the humanities: culture, continuity and change. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2010. Print.Yirka, Bob. "Linguistic study finds that the main group has survived for 15,000 years." A linguist study finds that the main group has survived for 15,000 years. Phys.org, 7 May 2013. Web. 09 February. 2014.