ARHI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Megalith, Newgrange, Gorham'S Cave
16 Dec 2016
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Climate change: milder, warmer weather year-round (main change from paleolithic to. Neolithic: more animals for food (deer, reindeer, natural vegetation developed more (berries, people had more time to create weapons/objects instead of gathering food all the time paleolithic was about survival. People began to feel less vulnerable: hunter-gatherer society changed introduction of agriculture land ownership. Carnac, france (3rd millenium bce) freestanding monolithic stones. Orientation of stones may have been connected with weather or other experiences. Grave markers: could have been an acropolis or polis where warriors died and then marked. Dolmen: man-made structure of a rock laying on top of other rocks, enclosed structure (protection?) (cid:862)marking pace(cid:863) for the present (time of the builders) Message to other humans, about beliefs, meaning, and traditions: for the future (cid:894)including (cid:862)us(cid:863)(cid:895) Making a statement about authority, ownership, identity, eternity (will be there forever) (cid:862) tonehenge(cid:863), britain, 2900-1400 bce. Henge: archaeological term for megalith (large stone) in a circular arrangement.
