ANTA01H3 Lecture 10: ANTA01 Lecture 10.docx
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Latter part is sometimes referred to as the ice age. Halocene: timpe period (epoch) starting 10,000 years ago and continuting to the present. Geological time periods, not cultural phases. y epipaleolithic was from the near east, terminal period of paleolithic. y for north america, we call it the archaic period. y the mesolithics were not agriculutralists. But they have traits that precede transitions that are important as popiulations start to develop agriculture. Large fish bones from the mesolithic of franchthi cave- probably clubbed or spears. Mesolithic is stepping stone to neolithic, as to what we think of culture and stages. Europe at the end of the peistocene and before the beginning of the agricultural revolution. Mesolihtic tools y microliths y make portions of tools, replacement parts. Small tools that form composites of larger tools. y some ground stone tools: grind rather than flake. Neolithic (new stonge age): dates from perhaps 11,000 years ago (varies from place to place) not everywhere.
