Caveman (disambiguation)
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A caveman
Caveman
A caveman or troglodyte is a stock character based upon widespread concepts of the way in which early prehistoric humans may have looked and behaved...

is a popular stylized characterization of how early humans or hominids looked and behaved. A cave dweller
Cave dweller
A cave dweller is a human being who inhabits a cave or the area beneath the overhanging rocks of a cliff.- Prehistory :Some prehistoric humans were cave dwellers, but most were not. Such early cave dwellers, as well as other prehistoric peoples, are also called cave men...

 is a real human being who lives in a cave
Cave
A cave or cavern is a natural underground space large enough for a human to enter. The term applies to natural cavities some part of which is in total darkness. The word cave also includes smaller spaces like rock shelters, sea caves, and grottos.Speleology is the science of exploration and study...

 or under a cliff
Cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is a significant vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as erosion landforms due to the processes of erosion and weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. Cliffs are usually...

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Caveman and/or Cavemen can also describe the following.

Characters

  • Caveman (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), a character from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • The GEICO Cavemen
    GEICO Cavemen
    The GEICO Cavemen are trademarked characters of GEICO in a series of television advertisements for the auto insurance company GEICO, that have aired from 2004 to present. The campaign was created by Joe Lawson of The Martin Agency. In 2004, GEICO began an advertising campaign featuring...

    , characters in a series of commercials and a short-lived television program.

Computer Games and Applications

  • CAVEman
    CAVEman
    CAVEman is a 4D high-resolution model of a functioning human elaborated by University of Calgary. It resides in a cube-shaped virtual reality room, like a cave, also known as the "research holodeck", in which the human model floats in space, projected from three walls and the floor below.-External...

    , a 4D high-resolution model of a functioning human elaborated by University of Calgary
  • Caveman Ughlympics
    Caveman Ughlympics
    -External links:* at...

    , a 1988 computer game
  • Caveman Games
    Caveman Games
    Caveman Games is a multiplatform Olympic-style computer game where cavemen participate in athletic events.-Summary:The events are basically the same as their modern counterparts, except that prehistoric hazards are used as a system of checks and balances in order to prevent the player from becoming...

    , an NES console game
  • Caveman (skateboarding)
    Caveman (skateboarding)
    In the sport of skateboarding, caveman is a trick done by jumping onto one's board into a grind or board slide.Caveman is also used as a verb to describe attempting a trick from midway, usually by setting the board in position with one's hands, then jumping on the board...


As a nickname

  • "The Caveman" nickname of Alan Caves
    Alan Caves
    Alan Caves is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. His best run came at the 2004 UK Open where he reached the last 16, ultimately losing to Alan Warriner...

    , a British darts player
  • "L'Homme des Cavernes" (fr. "The Caveman"), nickname for Sébastien Chabal
    Sebastien Chabal
    Sébastien Chabal, born 8 December 1977 in Valence, Drôme, is a French rugby union rugby player. He has played number eight and lock professionally for the French team Bourgoin ; the English team Sale Sharks ; the French team Racing Métro 92 Paris ; and the French national side. He earned his first...

    , a French rugby union player
  • Caveman, nickname for Don Robinson (baseball)
  • "The Caveman", nickname for Kevin Shirley
    Kevin Shirley
    Kevin Shirley is a music producer and mixer for many artists, such as the bands Journey, Iron Maiden, Rush, Led Zeppelin, Joe Bonamassa, Marya Roxx, Dream Theater, Tyler Bryant, Mr. Big, and Europe.-Biography:...

    , a South African music producer
  • Jonathan "Caveman" Williams, victim of the John McDonogh High School shooting

In film and TV

  • Caveman (film)
    Caveman (film)
    Caveman is a 1981 American slapstick comedy film written and directed by Carl Gottlieb and starring Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long and Barbara Bach.-Plot:...

    , a 1981 film featuring Ringo Starr, Barbara Bach and Dennis Quaid
  • The Caveman, a 1926 film
  • Cavemen (TV series)
    Cavemen (TV series)
    Cavemen is an American comedy-drama show which ran on ABC from October 2, 2007 to November 13, 2007. The show was created by Joe Lawson and set in San Diego, California...

    , a television series on ABC network
  • Cavemen, an episode of Doctor Who
    Doctor Who
    Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...


See also

  • Cavewoman
    Cavewoman
    Cavewoman is an American comic book published primarily by Basement Comics and additionally by Caliber Comics and Avatar Press. The story follows superhuman Meriem Cooper, a voluptuous barefoot jungle goddess in a snakeskin bikini, who battles dinosaurs...

    , an American comic book series
  • Cavegirl
    Cavegirl
    Cavegirl is a British TV series directed by Daniel Peacock. It starred Stacey Cadman, Stephen Marcus, Jennifer Guy, Harry Capehorn and Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty. It followed the adventures of a teenage cavegirl...

    , a British TV series

Others

  • Caveman (hip hop)
    Caveman (Hip Hop)
    Caveman was a British hip hop group originally from High Wycombe, consisting of MCM, the Principal, and Diamond J. They were the first British hip hop group to be signed to a major U.S...

    , a British hip hop group
  • Cavemen (songwriters)
    Cavemen (songwriters)
    Cavemen is a British songwriting/production/remix duo comprising Steve Mackey, formerly of Pulp, and Ross Orton of Fat Truckers. The duo has produced and remixed songs for M.I.A., Kelis, Cornershop, The Kills, Jentina, and Death from Above 1979.-References:...

    , the songwriter-production duo formed by Steve Mackey and Ross Orton
  • "Caveman", the fifthteenth movement of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 2003
    Tubular Bells 2003
    Tubular Bells 2003 is an album by Mike Oldfield, released in 2003. It is a complete re-recording of Oldfield's 1973 album debut Tubular Bells, which had been released 30 years earlier.- Background :...

    album
  • Cavemen - the team mascot for Carlsbad High School (Carlsbad, New Mexico)
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