Stone Age
There are many similarities and differences between the way the people of the Old Stone Age and the people of the New Stone Age obtained their food.
Question #5
There are many similarities and differences between the way the people of the Old Stone Age and the people of the New Stone Age obtained their food. In the Old Stone Age, people hunted for their food, while the people of the New Stone Age also had farming to obtain their food. Gathering was a source of food for people in both time periods. “Prehistoric people clearly had a very close relationship with the animals and plants around them.”[1] People in the Old Stone Age got their food from hunting and gathering. During this time, they either found an animal already dead or killed it themselves. They used the animal for multiple benefits, using every last piece of it. They would “cook the meat, including using the bunt animal bones.”[2] They used the animal’s skin as clothing and also hung the skins up on the sides of their tents. They used the sharpened animal teeth as weapons to throw at other animals to kill them. The people of the Old Stone Age gathered fruits and berries in order to obtain more food. Some examples of things they picked and gathered were weeds, dandelions, basil, mint, and Juniper berries. Since these were easy to find and easy to gather, this was what they regularly ate on most days. They also picked fruits such as dates, figs, and grapes. These fruits, berries, and plants helped the people of the Old Stone Age stay healthy and gave them the nutrition that they needed to survive. Another source of food for the people of this time period was fishing. They used the teeth that they got from the hunted animals by attaching the teeth to the ligaments of the animal and hanging it in a river to try to catch fish. If they did not find or capture any animals or fish on a particular day, they would either eat food from a different night or would have
Question #5
There are many similarities and differences between the way the people of the Old Stone Age and the people of the New Stone Age obtained their food. In the Old Stone Age, people hunted for their food, while the people of the New Stone Age also had farming to obtain their food. Gathering was a source of food for people in both time periods. “Prehistoric people clearly had a very close relationship with the animals and plants around them.”[1] People in the Old Stone Age got their food from hunting and gathering. During this time, they either found an animal already dead or killed it themselves. They used the animal for multiple benefits, using every last piece of it. They would “cook the meat, including using the bunt animal bones.”[2] They used the animal’s skin as clothing and also hung the skins up on the sides of their tents. They used the sharpened animal teeth as weapons to throw at other animals to kill them. The people of the Old Stone Age gathered fruits and berries in order to obtain more food. Some examples of things they picked and gathered were weeds, dandelions, basil, mint, and Juniper berries. Since these were easy to find and easy to gather, this was what they regularly ate on most days. They also picked fruits such as dates, figs, and grapes. These fruits, berries, and plants helped the people of the Old Stone Age stay healthy and gave them the nutrition that they needed to survive. Another source of food for the people of this time period was fishing. They used the teeth that they got from the hunted animals by attaching the teeth to the ligaments of the animal and hanging it in a river to try to catch fish. If they did not find or capture any animals or fish on a particular day, they would either eat food from a different night or would have
Bibliography: Carter, Ron. Early Civilizations. Morristown, NJ. MacDonald/Silver Burdett 1980 Knopf, Alfred A. Early Humans. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited 1998 Netzley, Patricia D. The Stone Age. San Diego, California. Lucent Books Inc. 1998 History World International. The Stone Age. www.History-world.org/stone_age.htm www.google.com ----------------------- [1] Early Humans, pg. 9 [2] The Stone Age, pg. 48 [3] The Stone Age, pg. 63