Neolithic

million years ago the “Old Stone Age” era or Paleolithic period occurred. Due to no written records left from that time, what we know is based off of actual physical evidence found. From that evidence some characteristics that were uncovered were their resourcefulness of stones and bones. Major characteristics of this time consisted of a few different “types” of humans yet only one type continuing into the Neolithic or New Stone Age. During the Paleolithic timeframe, they lived mostly traveling often due to the search for food. Their survival was crucial to the climate and natural resources. They seemed to have lived in a very tribal manner, which is shown from their paintings found in caves throughout time. These paintings showed their religion, depending on an almost supernatural source, and their faith in the land directly correlating to their life source. They used mostly stones and bones as weapons and tools. A big discovery for them at the time was flint, resulting…

Over the years, as humans we have constantly built monuments and structures with different purposes. I am going to concentrate on why monuments such as Stonehenge and Avebury may have been built, and how they may have been used in the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, when these monuments were often built in clusters of similar topographic location (Richards 1996, 190). I am going to explore the possibilities of their social, religious and scientific purpose. To do this, I will analyse a variety…

In the Paleolithic Age farming as a way of life did not exist according to researchers until the defining of a new age. Hunters and gatherers traveled following food sources. Finding an ecological balance with their available resources kept a moderate restraint on the population of Homo sapiens. Like all great discoveries, Paleolithic people looking for an easier and more stable way of life developed saving seeds to replant, herding and caring for animals, and the creation of new tools left…

The start of the Neolithic ages was around 11,00 BCE when it reflected on the evidence of developments that brought by climate change, which led to the development of food production. Since the development of food production this led to settlements which cause trading to happen both locally and over long distances. Hunters and gathers villages faced crisis when the Fertile Crescent region became drier and cooler, there was a decline in the availability of food production which was them to move…

Neolithic Age The Neolithic Age is the greatest age known to man without a doubt. About 10,000 BCE some human communities began to move in a new direction. The Neolithic Age, which means New Stone Age, began when humans made the breakthrough to more complex forms of social organization. This civilization took place near surviving bodies of water. This prompted settlements and the improvement of community. The Neolithic revolution started when individuals found agriculture and The Rivers are…

the way of life for humans drastically. This transition happened in different parts of the world at different times. We call this period the Neolithic or Agricultural Revolution. The Neolithic Revolution might not have happened in parts of the world if not for three very key factors; the domestication of plants, the availability of animals, and geography. Although the availability of animals helped to advance societies development into an agrarian society, it is overshadowed by the greater…

Paleolithic and Neolithic period. In the modern days there has been a huge difference since the Paleolithic to Neolithic period like the social groups, economy, and agriculture. The difference between the Paleolithic and Neolithic period is the Paleolithic period is an earliest period that a human being has lived and it is known as the Old Stone Age it is approximately 2.5 million years ago and that is when people are nomads. The Neolithic age is known as the New Stone age and that is when…

The origin of agriculture is estimated to have occurred about 8,000 to 10,000 years ago in the Neolithic era. The social life of that time began to stabilize after the period of adaptation of the Mesolithic in terms of customs and traditions, and progressively moved away from the nomadic life of the hunter-gatherer. Basically they were dedicated to grazing, domestication of animals, making of fabrics, modeling of ceramics and cultivation of the earth. It was nevertheless a time of revolutionary…

that have made can be both good and bad, depending on how you look at it. This drastic shift is called the Neolithic Revolution. The Neolithic Revolution is a major turning point in human history. Back then, the early people didn’t have what we call technological advancements. They had to be independent and make use of what their environment had. I think this change was for the better because life has become easier and more advanced. Back then, the people of the Paleolithic Age, used to hunt…

impossible to overestimate the importance of changes brought by the shift from Paleolithic to Neolithic era. The changes influenced not only the economic sector through the conversion from hunting prey and gathering food to farming plants and domesticating animals. It affected almost all of the spheres of human life including social organization and culture. The changes introduced were due to the economic factor that changing people’s core activities largely influenced their worldview,…