Paleolithic

make an average of 4 attempts a year to lose weight and in 2012 we spent an estimated 65 Billion dollars dieting! We never seem to be happy because with on average most gain what they lose back. The Paleolithic Diet is a dietary plan based on foods like what might have been eaten during the Paleolithic era, which dates from approximately 2.5 million to 10,000 years ago. This type of diet…

periods and locations, hunting meant differently. In the Paleolithic era, survival was the priority, but the weapons and tools were all made from stones which resulted hunting was extremely hard and dangerous. In the dark caves, Paleolithic artists recorded the scenes of hunting by painting. Hall of Bulls, discovered in Lascaux, France is one of the murals which depicts a large number of herd animals in an enormous scale which shows the Paleolithic people followed the herds and dreaded about the…

advance, and many forms ended up symmetrical. Thousands of examples of stone works have been found around the globe, demonstrating high degrees of skill and aesthetic awareness even in utilitarian tools. The most impressive spear points made by Paleolithic hunters are those found in Clovis sites in North America. In 1987 a large group was unearthed and dated between 9000 and 9500 BCE. The largest were called the Wenatchee Clovis Points and are made of about 9 inches of translucent…

Musical Development through the Ages Music has been utilized for much longer than many have thought. Research has found musical instruments dating all the way back to the Paleolithic era (ca. 50.000 to 10.000 BC). Although anything performed at this time was lost to time. Upon the creation of writing methods were devised for the recording of musical pieces. The Greek civilization invented all of the major instruments families, including strings, flutes, reeds, brass, and drums.(1) Greeks…

Cave of Forgotten Dreams What could an old piece of art tell us about the lives of early humans? Believe it or not, old pieces of art from the Paleolithic era has lead us to amazing discoveries and interpretations about the life style of the early humans. 30,000 years ago, keeping records of events had no importance to humans, their only goal in life was to survive. Even though there is no clear record of prehistoric human events, painters and sculptors of that time left behind some cave…

throughout the art represented from the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Aegean, and Greek cultures. Humans throughout the ages have been depicted time and time again; these representations share several similarities and differences. The people of the Paleolithic Ages survived through a nomadic lifestyle. To successfully survive they were consistently on the move, usually following the migrations of animals, as that was a primary food source. When they did have the luxury of abandoning the nomadic…

Throughout history society has had people who were thought of as better than others, and that is because of the concept of social classes that was made hundreds of years ago. But it was not like that in the beginning of humanity during the Paleolithic era. Around 8,000 B.C.E. people were nomads who believed in nature or nature spirits, but as time progressed the ideas of what was around them that could not be seen got more complex. By around 4,000 B.C.E. what historians think was the first…

Back in the Paleolithic Age, old (ancient) Stone Age 2 million - 8000 B.C.E .Hunters/Gatherers we travelled light - ONLY carrying the absolute necessities. They were “One meal away from starvation”. As nomads we were never able to settle down we are constantly moving. We have to follow our food sources. We ate animals, grasses. Our clothes were animal/hydes. The animals that the men hunted were antelope, fox, wolf, dogs, cats , birds , tortoises , and crabs. The tools we used for hunting,…

has illustrated and still illustrates life from different time periods and cultures. One recurring subject that appeared throughout the entire history of art is the depiction of man and how it has developed over the centuries. From the art of the Paleolithic period, ancient near East, ancient Egypt, Aegean and Greek cultures, one can see the different ways art have evolved to preserve the legacy of man along with the reflection of the values of the cultures. First, the representation of humans…

Previously, researchers believed that cave paintings and other symbols were only found in Europe from around 40,000 years ago. However, that thought has been majorly challenged after researchers found hand stencil and a nearby painting in Indonesia dating 39,900 and 35,400 years old respectively. They were able to date the calcite, which contains trace amounts of steadily decaying radioactive uranium. Another team found incredibly compelling evidence of symbolism in South Africa's Blombos cave.…