Neolithic

suggested the labyrinth associated with the legendary King Minos, prompting Evans to name the civilization Minoan. Over the period of the next 25 years Evans pursued his investigations. Digging below the Bronze Age ruins, he came upon remains of a Neolithic civilization, thus helping to place Mycenae in historical…

Japanese galleries receives significantly less of a herd. The art is categorized chronologically from the ¬¬earliest piece dating back to 3000 B.C. to modern times. The Jomon period in which some of the oldest works were made were known as Japans “Neolithic period”. Thus, most of the pieces from this period is mostly hunting tools, rocks, and ceramics composed of clay. As the visitor is guided down the galleries, they are taken down a story of not only Japan’s art, but their cultural…

Paleolithic diet, or the Paleo diet, is a diet plan that consists of foods that would be available to paleolithic humans. Since this diet encompases the diet of early man it excludes modern processed foods and follows only what human ate during the Neolithic Revolution, the time period in which human became more agricultural than hunters and gatherers, this means the removal of processed oils, salt, alcohol, and coffee. The idea of the diet was behind a man call Walter Voegtlin, a man who would…

Four River Valley DBQ Essay Introduction: In the Neolithic time period early human created the four early river valley. The early river valley civilization started in four different geographical area around the world the Nile River Valley which is present-day Egypt, Tigris-Euphrates River Valley which is present-day Iraq, Yellow River Valley which is present day China, Indus River Valley which is present-day India.The reason that people created the civilization is because of the geographical…

Despite times changing since it was first initiated in the Neolithic Era, gender roles have yet to change because as many would say, “this is a man's world,” and still by those who deny it it is undeniable that society is majorly patriarchal. Government in the American colonies are still ruled by the king back in…

Nüwa, also known as Nü Gua and Nü Kua, is an ancient and versatile deity primarily known for her creation of humans and repairing of the pillars of heaven. One connection between this primordial goddess and religion in China in general exists with the spelling of her name. When looking at other Chinese goddesses, there are many other instances where the deity’s name is prefixed with Nü. Exempli Gratia, Nü Ch’ou, Nü Pa (Drought Fury), Nü Chiao, [and] Nü-ying” are all examples, despite their…

Ian Hodder can indisputably be considered one of the most influential archaeologists of the last few decades. Following his studies at Cambridge, he established himself among the leading theorists and played a crucial role in bringing about the post-processual movement in archaeological theory (Yoffee 2003, 860). Hodder’s amount of academic contribution to the discipline spans a multitude of areas and issues. Several of these seem to have made especially large impact, such as his extensive…

domestication of plants and animals through artificial selection. The dog was the first animal around 12,000 BC substantiated by a fossil recovered at that time. Plant domestication first occurred around 10,000 BC. Wheat was found in pre-Pottery Neolithic in villages in Southeast Asia. Farmers would shape organisms to suit their needs through selective breeding. X-rays were first used to deliberately mutated plants in 1927, from that point more than 2,000 genetically mutated plant varieties…

Discussion posts have always been a challenge for me simply because I struggle with not having an opinion, but stating it and defending it. In my writing, I have made many mistakes including but not limited to grammatical errors, passive sentences, and limited syntax. However, my discussion posts also have several positive qualities: evidence from each module included and outside information presented. Therefore, discussion posts I have presented include both negatives and positives that improve…

Animal Cruelty in the United States of America versus Other Countries Animal cruelty has been in the world since the neolithic revolution. In today’s modern era, the United States of America has one of the highest animal cruelty rates versus other modern countries, with having to euthanize 2.7 million animals yearly against countries like Australia, who euthanized 40,296 animals in the 22014-2015 year (Pet Statistics and Published Statistics). Animal cruelty is on the rise not only in the…