ANTH 1131 Lecture Notes - Blombos Cave, Digging Stick, Hunter-Gatherer
Document Summary
Wooden tools from schoningen, germany, a 300,000 years old site. After the society left, their tools (spears) were left by the lakeside and the water level rose; therefore, left very well preserved. Found 8 carved wooden spears, each about 2 metres long. Also found remains of 20 horses with butchery marks, as well as. 2 wooden tools with slotted ends (handles?) and a digging stick. Digging stick very similar to those used by modern hunter- gatherer societies. Yew spear found with elephant remains (c. 130,000 years ago) Spear made of yew (200-250,000 years old) Very rare prior to 40,000 years ago. There are some pre-40,000 year old bone tools: Mostly in africa (blombos cave, s. africa) Could be used to sew leather and hide together. Although caves are most used, there are other structures for shelter as well. Very little evidence for people using structures other than natural- made structures such as caves, however.
