What Is A Paleolithic Society?

1. The Paleolithic people were known as “hunters and gathers” because of the way they obtained their food. The men hunted wild animals while the women gathered berries, fruits, seeds and edible roots, hence the name “hunter and gathers”.
2. Early footprints and the discovery of “Lucy” in East Africa gave people an insight into the uniquely human behaviors. For instance, both the footprints and the “Lucy” were evidence of hominids, which means the creatures that left the footprints and the skeleton both walked upright. Additionally, these hominids are evidence that they developed the opposable thumb. The opposable thumb made it easier to complete everyday activities and walking upright made traveling long distances easier.
3. During the Paleolithic
age humans migrated northward, possibly because of the pressures due to the ice age. Hunter and gathers migrated from East Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and the Americas.
4. Common features of the Paleolithic societies are people with the skill set of hunters and gathers, groups of no more than forty to fifty people moving from place to place to find new sources of food, living under overhangs and caves, Paleolithic rock art and tools such as spear and digging tools.
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The economy of a hunting and gathering society helped shape other aspects. Due to the hunting and gathering society the society was egalitarian. Women and men were seen as equals, no gender was inferior to the other. Additionally, most people possessed the same abilities, they either hunted or gathered.
6. Evidence suggests that there is the possibility of the belief in the spiritual life during the Paleolithic societies. For example, about Archeologist’s believe Neanderthals held a funeral for a man, that was located in the Shanidar Cave, Iraq. Archaeologists discovered that the Neanderthal’s family covered his body with flowers during the funeral, which points to the theory of the afterlife. As Richard E. Leakey states, “The Shanidar events… speak clearly of a deep feeling for the spiritual quality of life. A concern for the fate of the human soul… was evidently a theme of Neanderthal society too.”
1. During the Paleolithic era, humans discovered a way life that scholar Marshall Sahlin refers to as “the original affluent society” due to their need or want of so little. Additionally, during the Old Stone Age, the Paleolithic people established a habitat in every habitable region of the earth, also known as the Austronesian
migrations.
2. Some Paleolithic people abandoned earlier, more nomadic ways and adopt agriculture (also known as the “human revolution”) and lived a more settled life. Paleolithic “settling down” occurred because the warm climate and fertile lands allowed agriculture to blossom. Which meant societies could support more and stay stationary.
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4. The discovery of “Lucy” is the earliest evidence of the history of humans. This suggests the earliest humans originated in Africa. Scientists were able to conclude Lucy was a hominid, which means she walked upright. This made it easier to travel long distances. Furthermore, Lucy also had already developed the opposable thumb, which assisted her in making tools. Additionally, stone tools and burial grounds add to evidence that the first appearance of humans was during the Paleolithic era.
5. Humans first appeared in Africa before spreading across the globe. They traveled from place to place in tribes with no more than forty to fifty people in search of food. The men hunted while the women forged for berries and other wild edible plants.
6. The earliest humans’ society helped them produce enough