Paleolithic

Eurasia, Australia,The Americas as well as to The Pacific.Likewise, the core languages also began to spread.Such as Bantu which was from Africa and Indo-European Which was the core language of Europe. Culturally, the first societies(also known as Paleolithic) were egalitarian, had a higher spread of violence and were pretty much grouped into small populations with low densities.…

In “Behold the Stone Age,” Robert Hughes explores the broader definition of art in the light of the discovery of Cro-Magnon cave art near Avignon. The caves are filled with untouched Paleolithic wall paintings that evoke aesthetic exclamations as great because it’s virgin and intact. Hughes, however, says these discoveries raise “unsettled questions” about when, how, and why these early humans created art. Through Hughes’ use of historical evidence and expert testimonies, we explore the possible…

Gut Instinct, a magazine article written by Jop De Vrieze, follows the unique work of Jeff Leach, an anthropologist studying the gut microbes of a tribe in Africa. Leach’s work in gut microbes began when his daughter developed type 1 diabetes at age two. Leach researched all the possible explanations for why his daughter was struck with such a life changing disease at such a young age, and his conclusion was clear: by being delivered through a cesarean section, his daughter did not come in…

The Robot's Rebellion: Finding Meaning in the Age of Darwinism is a cognitive science based book by Keith Stanovich that was created to show that humans are able to attain a “rational self-determination while still accepting all of the evident implications that come with the genetic revolution and Darwinism”. While humans always took thought that they were making decisions based on self-preservation, Stanovich states that we are persuaded to make decisions for the betterment of our genes. Due to…

with people that has changed over time. Not only did our interaction change but our survival has turned into prospering and a race of who can have the most the fastest. The first earliest known humans lived nearly three million years ago in the Paleolithic Age in East Africa. These first humans learned to hunt and gather food for lack of knowledge of how to farm. It was also this reason that they also traveled frequently looking for food and seeking…

River Valley Civilizations Tigris and Euphrates River Valley Civilization Mesopotamia was an ancient valley located in the eastern Mediterranean; this means “between two rivers” in Greek. This is where all modern societies came from, and they had a sophisticated way of doing things. Mesopotamia is modern day Iraq, and it was located between two rivers: Tigris and Euphrates. Mesopotamia lacked an adequate supply of water, so these rivers gave provided water for them. The rivers played a great…

Health Effects Eating Prehistorically The future is now! As civilization grows, our advances in technology, science, and business are increasing as well. With this new technology, people are found to be lazier and eating more unhealthy foods or simply just the wrong types of foods. Many people diet and try every new program but fail to succeed only bringing more physical and emotional pain. A new lifestyle change has taken interest with the public and it is called the Paleo Diet . This…

articles by Aubert, Joordens, and Vidal all display the beginnings of art which come from all over the world including Siberia, North Africa, South Africa, and Australia. The time period in which we have evidence of this art is called the Upper Paleolithic, which is considered to be what is commonly called “The Stone Age”. These articles describe early art as simple geometric engravings, paintings, stencils, and even portable stone sculptures. In spite of the fact that these works were simple,…

Throughout time, humans have grown from their basic dietary needs of just substantial food to feed themselves in the paleolithic era to the now, modern era of a balanced and nutritious meal with grains, fruits, vegetables, proteins, and dairy. In today’s society we are still growing with new ways to scientifically prove how to eat healthier and stay fit to social standards. To this day, scientists are proving what we originally thought to be healthy could in reality, be unhealthy. Just a few…

Religion has been tied to art long before our society even had a word for it. Since ancient times art has been used to promote the ideas and beliefs of many different religions to the world. Pictures of half human half animal beings paint the walls of Paleolithic caves the Egyptians hieroglyphics and statues depict their gods and the Greeks built temples and reliefs to worship and tell the stories of their gods the medieval ages were no different. The middle ages brought the rise of the…