interesting to note that one cannot discuss Paleolithic art without it having to be an object of meaning. While one can draw conclusions about the art and its ties to shamanism‚ hunter gatherer tendencies‚ educational merits – the presence of animals that were not hunted as well as female figures who did not fulfill the role of the hunter all provide exceptions to almost any theory. The issue in attempting to asses artwork from the Paleolithic era is that the variety in the styles presented in paintings
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villages stored food and generally had surplus. (Leonard 1973: 8) Increased Population Farmers were able to secure surplus food to secure the needs of a larger population. Seniors and Children were no longer looked upon as a burden. In hunter-gatherer lifestyles‚ infants were were abandoned in times of hardship and famine and eldery people often could not survive the demands of nomadic living. In villages‚ seniors were respected and supported and children had roles as shepherds and field hands
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hair also suggested that Native Americans are from Asia. Besides the “archaeologists’ discovery of abundant Clovis points throughout North and Central America in sites occupied between 13‚500 BP and 13‚000 BP provides evidence that these nomadic hunters shared a common ancestry and way of life”
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one to be more technologically inventive to survive‚ because one must build a warm home and make warm clothing. Whereas one can survive in the tropics with simpler housing and no clothing. The first step towards civilization is the move from hunter-gatherer to agriculture with the domestication and farming of wild crops and animals. Agricultural production leads to food surpluses and this in turn supports sedentary societies‚ rapid population growth‚ and specialization of labor. Large societies tend
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society‚ and then relate these concepts to key Sociological and Anthropological theories. Before the industrial revolution and the impending urbanisation‚ societies were small and for the most part depended on local resources for their survival. Hunter-gatherer society’s subsistence comes primarily from hunting animals‚ fishing and gathering plants. All humans lived in this way just 12‚000 years ago and whilst facing extinction‚ some of these societies still function in the world today despite the process
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just something to pass the time and had no meaning. Others believe that the paintings were made by Shamans. The Shaman is the spiritual leader of the people and he would have went in the caves for spiritual guidance. Since our ancestors were hunters and gatherers‚ there is the theory that the paintings were to ensure success in their hunting. There is even convincing evidence that women also were in the caves. The handprints match female hands‚ not just adolescent boys. A noted author of the book The
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Bryant. 2008. “Gatherers To Growers” In Edible: The Illustrated Guide to the world’s Food Plants‚ 14-19. Australia: Cameron House | Santich‚ B and G. Bryant. 2008. “Gatherers To Growers” In Edible: The Illustrated Guide to the world’s Food Plants‚ 14-19. Australia: Cameron House | In this book chapter Santich and Bryant looks at how our ancestors became more efficient in improving their living conditions. They described how our ancestors became builders‚ farmers and innovators from hunters and gatherers
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large animal‚ he and his immediate family would likely not be able to consume all the meat before it spoils. Even if he could preserve the meat‚ he would have to transport it‚ which becomes cumbersome. Instead‚ hunters and gatherers share their food with each other. A hunter is not always going to be successful. If he is successful every couple of weeks‚ he is doing well. But on the off weeks‚ his family would be without meat. His neighbor‚ who was successful in killing an animal‚ might
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patterns created by people in the Mesa Verde region as they began to transition from hunter-gatherer to an agricultural lifestyle. Not only were there basket used for collecting seeds‚ nuts‚ fruits‚ and berries‚ but there were sometimes coated with pitch on the inside‚ which allowed them to hold water and tolerate heat.” This quote shows that the Mesa Verde used useful resources and transited from a hunter-gatherer to an agricultural lifestyle. This is important‚ because needed valuable resources.
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Columbus named the inhabitants "Indians" but nowadays they are called “Native Americans." According to several archaeological studies these native americans crossed from Siberia to Alaska during the ice ages. These first inhabitants lived in small hunter-gatherer groups‚ they ate roots‚ nuts‚ plants‚ deer and bears‚ and their weapons were sticks‚ stones and intelligence. Eventually the climate changed‚ the Ice Age creatures disappeared and the people noticed that they could make grow up some food everywhere
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