ARTHIST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Homo Erectus, Prehistoric Europe, Cave Painting
8 Sep 2018
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First humans using tools 2. 5 million years ago for hunting for food. First humans (homo erectus) in africa, moving out of africa into europe and asia (1. 5 million years ago) climate change. What was available in nature (plants/animals) were to be hunted for food and clothing, use of fire 650,000 years ago (hunters and gatherers) Homo sapiens in africa, develops from homo erectus, creating temporary shelter such as huts from stone, bone and wood. Neanderthal men from europe and asia, not developed from africa. Didn"t live for long, as mixed by other human species and climate change. 75,000 years ago: first manifestations in the world of visual art". Homosapiens move from africa to europe, intaking the neanderthals in europe and asia, and move down to australia 50,000 years ago; 15 000 years ago in the americas. Only interpret what we see visually, through visual messages in artifacts over thousands of years.
