CLST 129 Lecture 2: Clst 129 lecture 2 2013/2014
13 Sep 2013
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Topic 2: introduction to ancient mediterranean cultures 1: the neolithic revolution, Mesopotamia and egypt: archaeologists only look for finds 2. 5 million years old max. Earlier human records exist: early humans. Dependent on seasonal variations of animals and plants. Moved around often to find new food sources. Small objects related to their lifestyle: crude and easy to construct, huts of skin/wood, had to be light they moved a lot, leather and wood leaves no archaeological record. Same with fish and wool: would make more tools when they wore out, stone does not decay. Would hit stones until they had sharp edges for tools. They would take a stone and use tools to remove sharp stone flakes. Flakes would then be used to make better tools. Ages made by archaeologists to divide human record for easy classification. Evolution of tools displays evolution of human mind. Wisdom is passed from old to young.
