ARKY 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Woolly Mammoth, Neolithic, Upper Paleolithic
20 Mar 2016
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Early paleolithic: period of ime when humans were creaing stone tools through either percussion methods (mousterian) or pressure laking. Large animal era (megafauna) horses, reindeer, woolly mammoths, woolly rhinos, igers, cave bears, giant sloths etc. Characterisics of the upper paleolithic and new stone age (coninued) More seasonal camps when people come together, or to exploit a resource. More people were required to take down a megafauna such as a woolly mammoth, and then many people were needed in order to use up the meat and other useful parts from the animal. Three types of houses: built using animal bones, hides, and rocks. Summer house above the ground and rather small. Winter house semi-subterranean house that is dug ~1m into the ground meant for one family. Winter house for many families large, with many ire pits: an abundance of non-uilitarian objects. Jewelry, musical instruments, hair pieces, shell beads, etc. Bone lutes made from bird bones because bird bones are naturally hollow.
