Paleolithic

agriculture, technology, and language. The most important characteristic of civilization is a stable food supply. A stable food supply is the essence of civilization, because a civilization cannot exist if there is no stable food supply. In the Paleolithic Age the food supply fluctuated because agriculture didn’t exist yet and humans were hunting and gathering food. However, in the Neolithic Age agriculture came into existence and people could live in one place and no…

The Meaning of Human Existence is a 2014 nonfiction book written by American biologist Edward O. Wilson. Wilson’s main thesis for The Meaning of Human Existence is pretty much what the title implies. In the book, he examines mankind’s place within the universe as well as the importance of science and the humanities in the progress of our species. One of the topics Wilson covers in The Meaning of Human Existence is the newer idea of multilevel selection. Multilevel selection recognizes two…

Egyptians art was a way to show power and to tell stories. They decorated their tombs with beautiful drawing of their people and livestock and represented the king by wearing an animal head or fancy headset. Egyptians got a little closer then the Paleolithic cultures to create a perfect image of the human body but their image was still way wrong. Egyptians emphasize a few things in their images; palms, face, and eyes. They show them by the clearest image and that to them is with them standing…

Archaeological Science 22:841-852. Drucker, D. and H. Bocherens 2004 Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes as tracers of change in diet breadth during Middle and Upper Paleolithic in Europe. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology 14:162-177. Hardy, B. L., K. Marvin, A. E. Marks and K. Monigal 2001 Stone tool function at the paleolithic sites of Starosele and Buran Kaya III, Crimea: Behavioral implications. PNAS 98(19):10972-10977. Kuhn, S. L. and M. C. Stiner 2006 What’s a Mother to Do? The…

shows that though many of us are already prone to violent behaviours, some of us are genetically prone to violent actions. Furthermore, humans have always been violent; during the Paleolithic age, humans killed animals to have food and so did Jack - in The Lord of The Flies. Although many may argue that humans in the Paleolithic age and Jack only killed animals to survive and that they did not have a choice, that can be easily argued. Humans, in the 21st century, do not NEED to eat animals or…

and caves that provided a natural shelter, the region was an ideal habitat for the prehistoric man. The earliest traces of human presence date back to Inferior Paleolithic - but the majority of the uncovered artifacts, including the famous caves of the Vezere river valley, called "The Valley of Mankind", belong to the Superior Paleolithic between 30,000 and 10,000 years ago. During the antiquity the territory of France – known as Gaul from the Latin Gallia - was inhabited by a population called…

Looking at the Toreador Fresco in comparison to the Lascaux Cave painting, Hall of the Bulls, it can be seen that the relationship between human beings and nature were exceptionally different for the two different time periods. During the paleolithic era, some animals, such as bison and deer, were painted in honor of being used as food, while others were painted to show that they were feared predators. However, in some cases animals were painted for the sole purpose of documentation or as a…

the Upper Perigordian Culture of the Paleolithic period. This creation is about 11 cm tall and 4 cm wide. It was sculpted from yellowish limestone and was tinted red by the traces of ochre. Venus of Willendorf was found in Austria along the Danube River. Her great age and enlarged female parts have started its name of "Venus" of Willendorf. Being both female and nude, she was the perfect statuette for the patriarchal construction of the history of art. Paleolithic people believe the parts that…

Western Europe were those from the archaic species Cro-Magnon. These fossils were discovered in March of the year 1868, near the village of Les Eyzies in southwestern France, which is now modern day Dordogne (1). This species existed during the Upper Paleolithic era and the site was carbon dated to 35,000-10,000 years ago (2). Five Cro-Magnon individuals were found, one infant, one female, and three males dated at 28,000 years ago (2). These individuals were discovered with pieces of…

In 10,000 BC, humans began their life by gathering food and hunting. During this same time (10,000 BC) humans discovered that there was more than just hunting and gathering. They found domestic animals and the art of growing crops. This was when they changed from hunting to gathering to growing crops and raising cattle. This change allowed the humans to settle in one place, since the crops need to grow. Compared to how they were before, having to move around to hunt and gather food to survive.…