Anthropology 1020E Lecture Notes - Manganese, Hectare, Wood Engraving
18 Feb 2013
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Upper paleolithic 40 000 50 000 yr ago. Term employed to refer to developments associated with modern humans in europe and northern asia after 40, 000 years ago. Are comparable developments elsewhere but called by different names (e. g. africa = late stone age) Thoroughly recognize human patterns of behavior including complex technologies, art, evidence of sacred beliefs. Literal explosion of art, not just in europe but in africa, australia of time too. Includes rock art (some on cave walls) and more portable art carved bone, antler, etc. Rapid changes in time and lots of spatial variability. Peopling of new areas (e. g. siberia) and points east. 40, 000 bp in eastern europe and spreads west and east over time. By 30, 000 bp in east asia and by 20, 000 at bering strait area first people in that area. But after 28, 000 very cold glacial climate until almost 10, 000 years ago.
