The Paleolithic Era‚ also known as the ‘’Old Stone Age”‚ was an era in which early humans were developed and was the longest time period of mankind. This Era took place during the Ice Age. The Paleolithic period was the cultural period of the Stone Age that began about 2 million years ago. Around this time period‚ tools were created‚ handmade by the early humans. These tools made by the early humans were made from bones and stone. With the tools they built‚ they used them to hunt and gather food
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Physicists-determines the age of the artifacts and other remains of the past THE SEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HUMAN PAST IS A CONTINUING PROCESS… PALEOLITHIC AGE • Greek words: lithos which means “stone” and palaios‚ “ancient.” • Life during Old Stone Age Nomads-wander from place to place (caves or in tents) Small groups of 20-30 people Food gathering-wild fruit‚ nuts‚ seeds‚ honey‚ roots‚ and grains Fishing • Achievements Learned to control and use fire Used spoken language Used of stone tools
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“hunter-gatherer” of the Paleolithic to the farmer and animal domesticator of the Neolithic period. Introduction Webster’s defines the term “lithic” as “stoney or made of stone” (Merriam-Webster‚ 2014). So Paleolithic would be the old or early Stone Age. This is a period in the earliest history of Mankind that was identified by the use of stone implements and tools. Whereas the “new” or Neolithic showed a marked evolution of how “man” adapted to his environment. This is seen in the tools they made‚ the
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technology‚ they used basic stone‚ bone‚ antler tools and development such as art and other forms of higher culture only occur in the later stage of the Paleolithic. The differences between the paleolithic and neolithic period is that the the neolithic period is the new stone age‚ it covers the period about 9000 to 3500 BC‚ from which archaeologist have found polished stone tools‚ pottery‚ weaving‚ and evidence of live stock rearing‚ agriculture ‚ and megaliths(huge stone
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civilization Mesolithic 11‚000 BC – 8‚000 BC -transition of old age to new age -people start to develop the simplest form of civilization Neolithic 8000 BC – 2500 BC -people are already situated in permanent places -mostly consisted of architectures The Cave Paintings (Chavet‚ Lascaux‚ Altamira) What are they? Cave paintings that were drawn by the earliest people. When was it made? Majority were made during the Paleolithic age. Where? Chavet and Lascaux-
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The Paleolithic Era (or Old Stone Age) is a period of prehistory from about 2.6 million years ago to around 10000 years ago. The Neolithic Era (or New Stone Age) began around 10‚000 BC and ended between 4500 and 2000 BC in various parts of the world. In the Paleolithic era‚ there were more than one human species but only one survived until the Neolithic era. Paleolithic humans lived a nomadic lifestyle in small groups. They used primitive stone tools and their survival depended heavily on their environment
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domestication of certain animals. Though not to our level of perfection‚ this is just one similarity that we share with our early human counterparts. Before the great discovery of agriculture‚ there was an era known as the Paleolithic Era or “old stone age” (Bentley 7). This era included hunter/gathering style of people who were always on the move finding more food and different water sources. The only thing that mattered to these people was keeping the tribe alive. Each person played there own
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______________________________________________________________________ |[pic] | Bhimbetka Rock shelters is world heritage site famous for its Stone age rock paintings. These are believed to be 150‚000 years old. ______________________________________________________________________ Q.3 Why did the hunter-gatherers travel from place to place? In what ways are these similar to/different from the reasons for which we travel
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in different periods of time even though they had similarities and differences in social‚ economic‚ and political areas. The Paleolithic era or “old stone age” the cultural period of the Stone Age that began about 2.5 to 2 million years ago‚ marked by the earliest use of tools made of chipped stone. The principle of the characteristic of the Stone Age was that human being hunted wild animals or gather edible products of naturally grown animals for food. The Neolithic era or Agricultural Revolution
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Human technological and social developments have always fostered the rapid movement of people throughout the globe. The Paleolithic Era‚ 60‚000 BCE 10 12‚000 BCE‚ was no exception to mass migrations. Some may believe that those living during the “Stone Age” would not be able to move from continent to continent‚ however‚ it is quite possible that did. There are many reasons that can help support the idea that early humans moved around quite easily in their time. I believe explaining where‚ why‚ and
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