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Visitors to the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco are welcomed by a monumental, 6-foot-tall bronze cast of The Thinker, one of French artist Auguste Rodin’s most iconic works. Positioned in the museum’s Court of Honor, the sculpture is a striking focal point within an institution founded to showcase a celebrated collection of Rodin’s art. The original Thinker was sculpted by Rodin around 1880-1881.

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Archaeological evidence indicates that the Stone Age accounts for approximately 98% of human history. This period began over 3.3 million years ago with the earliest known stone tools and continued until the emergence of metalworking societies around 5,000 years ago. It spans the entire development of the early human species, including Homo habilis, Homo erectus, and early Homo sapiens. This timescale fundamentally reshapes how human history is understood.

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