The Paleolithic people lived in caves, huts, and tooth or skin hovels near rivers and lakes.
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Paleolithic shelter was usually erected next to water sources. Caves were used as shelters, as well as houses made inside of caves. The rear of the caves were usually used for garbage. Although there were a large number of hominids on the earth at this time, many wouldn't even see a cave in their lifetime.
The "Paleo indians" lived 12,000 years ago during the last Ice Age, and it was these people who came across the Bering Strait from Asia into the Americas. They were nomadic hunters and gatherers, and their open-air camps had what we would call crude lean-tos for days that they needed shelter from the rain, wind or snow.