Paleolithic

The cave of Altamira has the privilege of being the first place in the world where the existence of cave art from the Upper Paleolithic age was identified. Its singularity and quality, its magnificent conservation, and the freshness of its pigments made its recognition to be postponed for a quarter of a century (Led to the postponement of its recognition for a quarter of a century.). At that time, it was a scientific anomaly, a discovery that set up a giant leap and not an incremental step. It…

view a certain aspect on different perspectives. Art is used to represent different views such as attitudes, vows, victory, agreements, and many others. A couple of famous examples known to almost everyone around the world are the sculpture of the Paleolithic Woman from Willendorf and the Egyptian Khafre. Both are symbols of great people from the history and considered as heroes from the past. They are the sculptures of human beings that are worth memorable. However, these arts have different…

It’s important to remember that Niaux Cave is one of Europe's most impressive Paleolithic rock art galleries of cave paintings. Niaux Cave has been visited since the 17th century - as shown by the graffiti, dated as early as 1602. But it was not until 1906, when the cave paintings in the main chamber of the cave—Salon Noir—were acknowledged as prehistoric, that the preservation of the cave and the study of the paintings began. Now, through radiocarbon dating of the charcoal, we know the rock art…

The modification of the Paleolithic Era to the Neolithic Era was a gradual yet momentous alteration; it was a pivotal point of a time period that defined the revolutionary progression of mankind, permanently refining the way that early humans —and their successors— operated within their societies. Numerous advances of great magnitude occurred consecutively throughout a time of radical change, beginning with the major revision of how they lived. For an extended period of time, early humans knew…

allowed for material progress, and enabled the spread of knowledge. First people began to used primitive stones tools in 400,000 B.C.E. Then from 400,000 to 11,000 B.C.E., the Paleolithic period, people survived as nomads. From 11,000 to 4000 B.C.E., the Neolithic period, the nomads began to settle. The Paleolithic period, also called the Old Stone Age, consisted of the use of basic chipped stone. This was the first crucial step that would lead to domestication and cultivation.…

There are cultural changes and contributions that occur between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic periods. In the Paleolithic period, they lived simple lives where they did what they had to do in order to survive. The men hunt, eat, and survive while the women gather and take care of the children. They also traveled all the time in order to follow the animal migrations. In the Paleolithic period they learned language and how to control fire and use it in their everyday life. Wall painting in…

The Paleolithic diet is an entirely new way of eating. Although it initially sounds radical, converts cannot stop raving about its benefits. The Paleolithic man had an entirely different diet than modern man does. His relationship with food was completely different than ours. A lot of our food experiences are emotional or sentimental. We eat things we "love" and enjoy. We savor our meals. The Paleo man ate to fuel his body. He ate for survival. He ate what was available. Modern man responded to…

The location also had to do with the food supply for hunting and gathering, and food to be hunted for eating. Some animals became scarce to the Neanderthals. In the north cows were very scarce because the cows would die of frost bite or being famished, due to the lack of grass and other resources. The Neanderthals ate mostly nuts, berries, and other things they could scrounge up to eat. However, the Neanderthals that lived in a warm climate like in Africa were very well fed. They became…

What’s the difference between the Paleolithic and Neolithic time you might ask. Well first we have to establish what they were. The stone age was when people were just using stones as tools. The Paleolithic was known as the old stone age and the Neolithic as the new stone age. The old stone age was when they were discovering how to use stones which was why it was called the beginning or old stone age era. The new stone age was the end of the stone age. It was when they had progressed, had more…

They look at the diet these animals have evolved to consume or consumed in ancient times like the Paleolithic period (Dr. Billinghurst’s BARF diet, n.d.). Proponents of the raw diet point out that wild, feral and ancient dogs caught their prey and ate the animal fresh. They would eat all of the organs and even the bones of their prey (Bastin, Ashton & Nixon…