the history of primitive society It is said that the distant ancestors of mankind began living about 4.5 million years ago. The Paleolithic Age of the Korean Peninsula is approximately 700,000 years ago, and its representative historical site is the Black Moru Cave in South Pyongan Province. The caves in Yonggok-dong, Pyongyang, Jeongok-ri in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province, Seokjang-ri in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, and Geumgul Cave in Danyang, North Chungcheong Province. Although many Paleolithic sites have been found to contain animal bones, human bones have also been excavated from Yeonpo in Pyongyang, Seungri Mountain Cave in Deokcheon, and Cheongwon Durubong Cave. Paleolithic people were mainly hunter-gatherers, making jigsaw, fist axes, and small sharp tools such as scratches, push-ups, jjigae, and sagae. They collected and used fire, and there are traces of fire in the ruins of Seokjang-ri, Gongju, and Jecheon. They lived in groups and communicated with each other throug