01. Paleolithic Flashcards
Paleolithic house at Terra: Amata
-Opened middle for smoke to go out
-2 tree trunks w horizontal tree for roof
-palha (straw) for walls
Rhino Cave (modern Botswana, occupied va. 70,000 BCE)
-Rock shaped as snake
-Drawings showing animals of area
Lascaux Cave (modern France, ca 20,000 BCE
Complex drawings of animals and its characteristics
Chauvet Cave (modern France, ca 15,000 BCE)
contains some of the world’s oldest and best-preserved cave art:
Paleolithic
relating to or denoting the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used.
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters in Madhya Pradesh, India,
prehistoric caves featuring some of the oldest rock art.showcase ancient paintings of hunting, dancing, and animals, offering insights into early human life. The shelters provide evidence of continuous human habitation from the Stone Age
Burial at Arena Candide Cave (modern Italy, ca 23,000 BCE)
Young men were buried with jewelry and goods to honor them
Textiles where mad with?
bone needles
What is stone knapping?
knapping is use of other rocks to break and shape into tools
Hunter-gatherer society
food by hunting animals and gathering plants/fruits