Personal Narrative: Paleolithic Culture

I have no name. I am Homo sapiens sapiens, and I 've helped develop our culture. I have lived through many dark times, known to you as nights. I have no formal written language and am able to be equal in cognition and articulation as you, though this does not hold true for me in my time. My life here is during the time you refer to as the "Paleolithic” period. This is the earliest t and longest age of the Stone Age, lasting from c. 1, 5000,000 to c. 8000 B.C. We actively developed and utilize stone tools and weapons for our daily needs: Stone is so much more effective and reliable than wood or bone. Many men have survived the hunt for food because of these new weapons render the creatures immobile or dead so much more quickly. It is also kinder to the source, as well. My sibling, my …show more content…
If no caves are available as we wander the countryside, we use the skins of our kills to shelter and provide our warmth. In times of plenty, we may stay in one area awhile. Of our time in an area will be lengthy, we build huts of mud, bone, and stone against the elements. I, however, prefer caves as they do not breakdown when the water falls from the sky and are more secure against animals or murders. But, any shelter is a good shelter. Though we 've no formal language, we enjoy making marks and symbols on stone and bone. We Homo sapiens do so love to express ourselves and our creativity in contrast to our labor-intensive existence. Formal art, as you see it, will not be established until long after my essence has left this existence, around 30,000 B.C., or in the final stages of the Ice Age in Europe. For us, art is in the utility of our objects. One cannot negate that form and function can equally co-exist. Personally, I take great pride in making the weapons and skinning-knives and find pleasure in making them uniquely mine. Particularly effective weapons and knives travel with us as it facilitates the hunt and food