GRST 321 Lecture Notes - Acheulean, 10Th Millennium Bc, Stone Tool
11 Jan 2013
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Between 500000 100000 bce, evolution of the flaked stone tool (slow progress due to lack of previous knowledge) Term focus hearth : the focus of the house is the fire. First manufacturing technology: flaking of stone tools. Attachment of one tool to another. (e. g. hand-axe on to wood for leverage) Concurrently with the discovery of these tools we see the introduction of cave-art. (30000 bce) Paintings of things important to them deer, mammoths, cattle. Considered taking control of the creatures due to the difficulty. This concurrence is reflected in latin, in which art and technology are always connected. (in greek mythology, tech and beauty are married) Cave art done with muds is the origin of pottery. Only indicated by a small wall in jordan. Rest of house was made of mud, didn"t last the thousands of years. Debated to be the oldest town in the world (8500-1500 bce) Many consecutive towns build on top of one-another (strata)
