Caveman
A caveman is a popular stylized characterization of what early humans or hominids may have looked and behaved like. The term is sometimes used colloquially to refer to neanderthals or to homo sapiens of the Neolithic era, although popular descriptions of cavemen are usually highly inaccurate.
The term is discouraged for a number of reasons. Neither neanderthals nor early humans actually lived in caves, and the term "cavemen" indicates that only males were important. The term still lives on as an icon in the minds of many, and is seen in many items of popular culture. Examples include the comic strip B.C., and the cartoon The Flintstones.
Cavemen are usually portrayed as being hairy, clothed in animal skins, unintelligent, and aggressive. They are often shown as living contemporaneously with dinosaurs.
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