Paleolithic diet

people in this time period used stone tools. It has two very like and very different time periods. They are called the Neolithic (new), and Paleolithic (old) eras. They have very diverse rituals and ways of life. Things like the way they access food, the homes they live in, the tools people used, and what they spent their time doing. Paleolithic Era The Paleolithic Era--A.K.A. Old Stone Age--was the first part of the Stone Age. The humans that lived in this time period used simple stone…

tool technology evolved quite drastically from the lower Paleolithic, middle Paleolithic until the upper Paleolithic.Tools are and have always been a necessity that are needed for humans to better adapt to their surroundings from generation to generation. Early on tools were very rudimentary but were still quite sophisticated for technology and knowledge available for the time. However, in time tools became more complex. The Paleolithic era or better known as the “old stone age” occurred…

Venus of Willendorf, Paleolithic Period, c. 24,000-22,000 B.C.E. Limestone painted with red ochre, 11.1 cm tall. Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna The Venus of Willendorf is the most well known sculpture mobiliary art of the Paleolithic period. It was discovered in 1908 outside the small Austrian village of Willendorf by josef Szombathy, an Austro-Hungarian archaeologist. It is named after the Roman goddess of love, Venus, and since it was discovered in Willendorf, it came to be known…

The transition from Paleolithic to Neolithic Culture The first part of the stone age was the Paleolithic culture, which begin around 750,000 BC. During the paleolithic culture tools were made. The first tool that was made was the Oldowan dating back to 2.5 - 1.2 million years ago. The homo habilis constructed this tool by using stone and beating off flakes of the stone. There were two types: flake tool and core tool, depending on what needed to be done. The second tool made was the Acheulean it…

The Archaic Era was a very important era in the world. It started about 2,500- 10,000 years ago (Schultz 2014). Agriculture became the primary source of living during this time. It made many populations grow larger. It made food supplies become more obtainable and the groups no longer depended on hunting. It made the modern world learn the importance of farming and growing your own crops. The reason many people believe that this is the most significant in Prehistory, because it showed the world…

From the beginning of humankind tools people have used for the use of survival and livelihood. One of the most useful but underrated tools ever invented, the tomahawk’s humble beginnings go back thousands of years to the days of wood and stone. Of all of the forms that this tool took, pipe tomahawks have received the least attention. The pipe tomahawk and the DeQuindre tomahawk both possess great and interesting traits. Though a form of the hatchet, the tomahawk has a slightly more elaborate…

Hold onto your hats because an exciting adventure through Paleolithic Age to the Neolithic Age is about to begin. Early humans had to adapt to their environment to survive. So what did they do? There were many advances in technology over Paleolithic to Neolithic Age. New ways to get food and keep warm and more helpful tools were found. To begin, the Paleolithic people were what’s called to be the hunter gatherers. These people were also known as nomads which were people who moved place to…

There were some changes that transpired from the Paleolithic Era to the Neolithic Period. Modest changes were made during that time, from drastic changes like economics, then culture and along came agriculture. How did man and woman cope with these modifications and what type of influence did it put on society back then? During the Paleolithic Period, which was the earliest time man and woman have been alive, the Paleolithic Period lived primitive lives; which consisted primarily of survival.…

Paleolithic people were mainly hunters and gatherers. While the men hunted, women would take care of the children. Also, they would gather plants that they could eat. Women would scrape the the hides of animals the men had killed [Gifford-Gonzalez 247]. Women were seen as equal to men. They had the freedom to choose their partners, and to divorce them [Strayer 21]. They also so could freely engage in sex without being shamed for it. The Neolithic world was agricultural. People used farming to…

The Upper Paleolithic also known as the “Stone age” was one of the most substantial transitions in the world. Back about 40,000 years ago modern humans began to explore their capabilities and made artifacts to the future today. Their expansions in this era includes making stone stools for carving and hunting, artwork, and even burials. It is important to realize the benefits of these artifacts that serve the worlds proposes today. Stone tools are considered a brilliant invention after…