Pleistocene

More than 2.75 million years ago, hominids were using simple stone tools. Eventually, knapping techniques were developed and used to chip flakes from a source or core stone to make spear points and other tools. Creating these required planning the final project in advance, and many forms ended up symmetrical. Thousands of examples of stone works have been found around the globe, demonstrating high degrees of skill and aesthetic awareness even in utilitarian tools. The most impressive spear…

According to Bar, (2002) the Upper Paleolithic is the process that changed from middle Paleolithic to Upper Paleolithic. This process was typically considered mainly as the major revolution of its kind in the first history of human evolution. The concept represented an observable event in parts of Eurasia; however its presence across other regions was not effectively noticed. The events included the biological, cultural, technological as well as environmental and geographical features/event of…

Throughout history, humans have undergone significant changes that influenced their lives in a plethora of ways – both positive and negative. One example is the Upper Paleolithic period, which is considered a time of a creative and cultural explosion. This also marks the true beginning of human cultural behavior. The introduction of Homo habilis led to the advancement of art in the form of painting, venus figurines, and many more forms of expression. At the same time, this period led to a…

There have been multiple species that have roamed the very Earth we roam today. Two of which are the Neanderthal species, that has gone extinct, and the Homo sapiens species, which happens to be a species that is still present in this day and age. The Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens species are two species that can both be very distinct, but can also be very similar when it comes time to compare and contrast the two. Not only are there obvious physical differences/similarities among both, but…

CULTURE & TRADITIONSNATURE QUICK FACTS SOCIETY Home / Society / Sweden – from Ice Age to IT Age SWEDEN – FROM ICE AGE TO IT AGE Some 100,000 years ago Sweden was covered in ice. Eons later the Vikings put Sweden on the map. And in the last 100 years, Sweden has transformed from a poor nation of farmers to an innovative high-tech nation. START READING Viking-like warriors in the computer game Scrolls, by Swedish Mojang. Photo: Mojang From stone weapons to runic script Welcome to the Ice Age.…

During a series of ecological disasters including an ice age and a period of extensive solar radiation, the tardigrade, one of nature’s “extremophiles”, was able to evolve physically to the extent where the microscopic organism can decrease its metabolism to a miniscule amount making it able to survive whatever conditions it faces. As it is unknown to how the tardigrade was able to evolve to that extent, a plausible answer is contingency, a theory that evolution sometimes occurs by chance.…

According to many the human being acquires a skill that can distinguish itself from other organisms that reside on this plant, which the creative mind and the ability to express this creativity in every aspect of life. Creativity is a skill that can be found within every person within us it does not not distinguish its self in any shape or form but can variate from a person to another, one man’s art can be another man’s garbage. Every ones perspective about creativity differs from the other.…

A virtual unrest happened in the formation of craftsmanship amid the time of the Upper Paleolithic in Europe. Starting around 40,000 B.C., the archaeological record demonstrates that anatomically advanced people successfully supplanted Neanderthals and remained the sole primate occupants crosswise over mainland Europe. At about the same time, and specifically connected to this improvement, the most punctual workmanship was made. These starting innovative accomplishments can be categorized as one…

If there is anything that could describe the world as it ages, it would be art. Art has been part of our history from the very beginning at which it has served as the earliest form of record of the events that occurred in the past. It also has illustrated and still illustrates life from different time periods and cultures. One recurring subject that appeared throughout the entire history of art is the depiction of man and how it has developed over the centuries. From the art of the Paleolithic…

In the study of evolution one time in history that is very closely looked at is exactly when humans arose in the world. There are certain characteristics that have to be met in order for something to be considered “human.” The question is when where all of those characteristics met? In these evolutionary studies the Neanderthals and the Denisovans come into conversation. Scientist ask if these organisms could be considered “human?” They try to answer this by studying how they lived, when they…