RELI 2732 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Seti I, Tefnut
27 Jan 2016
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Will not be asking which tribe believes what unless it has been emphasized in class. Pre-historic period (not responsible for knowing the exact dates: neanderthal: 230,000 30,000 bce [old stone age, cro-magnon: 30/40,000 7000 bce [middle stone age] begins ca. 10,000 bce: neolithic: 7000-3000 bce [new stone age] Ancient people buried their dead: tools and food were placed inside, neanderthal grave. Discovered in 1908: other neanderthal burial site. Pollen samples from several species of flowers found arranged around the dead. Did people but flowers on the graves: cro-magnon burial site. Ornaments as well as tools and food found. Practice of pouring red colouring over the body and bones of people. An attempt is seen to satisfy the needs and desires of the dead: neolithic burial site. Thought to be a shaman doing a ritual for a good hunt: inanna, sumerian mother goddess. They want the animal to be cooperative in the killing.
