Physical Geography In The Paleolithic And The Neolithic Eras

Register to read the introduction… The location also had to do with the food supply for hunting and gathering, and food to be hunted for eating. Some animals became scarce to the Neanderthals. In the north cows were very scarce because the cows would die of frost bite or being famished, due to the lack of grass and other resources. The Neanderthals ate mostly nuts, berries, and other things they could scrounge up to eat. However, the Neanderthals that lived in a warm climate like in Africa were very well fed. They became well fed to the supply of cows grazing in to meadow and the horses running wild in the meadows as well. These animals were the most hunted, or once in a while a bison would be walking to go to the watering hole for a drink, and would be hunted to be eaten by the Neanderthals. Animals nearby to the Neanderthals provided clothing to the early humans. The early humans that lived in Africa had very light clothing because of the warm climate. Some of the clothing may include a deer pelt in the design of a dress. Yet the Neanderthals that lived in the north had a more thinker clothing usually made out of mammoth skin. Some of these types of clothing may consist of pants or a shirt design made out of mammoth pelt of thicker …show more content…
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[ 1 ]. Homo sapiens- known as the “wise man” appeared in Africa 200,000 years ago.
[ 2 ]. Harpoon- a spear-like missile usually attached to a rope or thrown by hand.
[ 3 ]. Dordogne of France- located in the region of Aquitaine located in Southwestern France.
[ 4 ]. The stone hedge was found in between 3100 to 2800 B.C. and believed to have been built right after the start of the Neolithic