Upper Paleolithic

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 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…

Describe the Work Hall of Bulls is a beautiful Upper-Paleolithic cave painting made in ca. 15,000 B.C. The painting is scaled larger than life size standing 25 feet tall and 62 feet wide; and, it resides inside of a cave on a coarse, rigid, and uneven rock wall. The cave is located in a small geographical area called Lascaux located in Dordogne France. Furthermore, there is no known artist for the Hall of Bulls, because of historical ignorance and the age of the painting; however,…

1. What are the Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic Revolution, and Urban Revolution? The Upper Paleolithic Revolution, was a time of great advancement in technology for man. This technology was in the type of tools, as well as how they made tem and the material that they used. They used flint to make arrow and spear head tips, and scrapers, they also used bone for chisels, and awls. These tools added to the population growth, and their expanding further around the world due to their…

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.…

The Paleolithic period, also known as Old Stone Age, was a remarkable period that encompassed the creation and use of chipped stone tools that characterized the evolution of technology from the Oldowan to the Acheulian, Mousterian, and Upper Paleolithic periods. Early stone tools, known as chopper tools or hammer stones, were discovered by archaeologists at several sites in eastern and southern Africa. Using a technique called percussion flaking, hammer stone tools were used to remove flakes…

Before you can fully understand the changes that occurred in the Neolithic period, you must first know the history of the Paleolithic period. During the Paleolithic period, there was a more equal division of labor. Women worked outside the home gathering plant and animal products. Men also worked outside of the home to hunt for food, locate water, and find shelter. During this period, wealth was not a factor in deciding who had more power because importance was not placed on material goods in a…

belief and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods, played a huge part in patriarchal systems. Religion, during the Paleolithic Era, were “rituals to lessen the fear of death and…cave paintings to express a sense of nature’s beauty and power.” (“Human Prehistory to the Early Civilization”, Pg 6) In the Paleolithic Era, religion was about experiencing and understanding nature, but when the Neolithic Revolution occurred, the understanding and development of…

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…

Sophia Nguyen Period 5 Chapter 1 Document 1. I feel that Nisa’s account of her life helps with understanding the much earlier Paleolithic people is very helpful because it gives a first person perspective on the life of a person living in a hunting-gathering society, like the Paleolithic people. Because Nisa doesn’t get much exposure to people outside her society, communicating with others was especially more important to her. 2. To Nisa, sex was very important to her because she didn’t want to…