The Neolithic and Paleolithic Eras’ had more differences then similarities due to them transitioning from one type of way of living to another. The prefix “Neo” means new and the prefix “Paleo” means old, while the “Lithic” stands for stone. The Paleolithic Era, or the Old Stone Age, lasted from 250,000 to 10,000 BCE. The Neolithic Era, or the New Stone Age, lasted from 10,000 to 3500 BCE. Paleolithic people traveled in small groups of about 30 to 50 people, and survived as hunters and gatherers. They hunted animals like bison, mammoths, bears, and deer. Spears were also invented in the Old Stone Age; the spears were used for them to hunt for fish. They also came up with the bow and arrow to hunt towards the end of this era. They used the …show more content…
“There were several Homo species related to modern humans (including Neanderthals) during the Paleolithic Era but only one - Homo sapiens - survived until the Neolithic age.” (Diffen) Paleolithic males lived to be about 35.4 and females lived to be about 30. Neolithic males lived to be about 33.6 and females lived to be about 29.8. These estimates come from the field of “paleopathology”, which is the investigation of health, disease, and death from archaeological study of skeletons. (Nicholson) “Paleolithic females died younger than males due to the stresses of pregnancy and child birth while still carrying the burdens of food collecting and moving camp.” (Nicholson) Paleolithic people consumed more meat, which is the main factor of them being healthier than Neolithic people. “The best explanation for relatively short Paleolithic life span is the combination of stresses of nomadism, climate and warfare.” (Nicholson) Neolithic people lived mostly as vegetarians, which decreases the amount of protein they took in. “During the Neolithic, population density increased from 10 to 50-fold over the Paleolithic, supported by the spread of grain-farming.” (Nicholson) Neolithic people also lived hard work lives due to farming, the amount of food and heavy effort needed did not balance each other out. These factors lead to a low general health, and …show more content…
There was no concept of property owner ship in the Old Stone Age, due to them never settling down and living nomadic lives. Also due to them living nomadic lives and living as hunters and gatherers, the never had a sense of religion. “Paleolithic people believed in animism or spirits that controlled their environment and animals around them.” (Diffen) They decorated walls of their caves with paintings of animals, like deer, bison, and mammoths. They also made sculptures, to represent things like women fertility. Women mattered in the Paleolithic Era due to fertility and they were the gatherers, while the men hunted. (Diffen) Neolithic people were controlled my military and religious leaders. (Diffen) As the Paleolithic people had no concept of land ownership, the Neolithic people however did. Due to the Neolithic people starting to settle down, and stop living nomadic lives they were able to own land. The only down fall about this was they usually settled around the river valleys that could sometime cause severe flooding. The flooding was good to keep the crops from being dry, but it also could wipe out their homes and all of their food. Once, the food and homes were wiped out people could try and take over their
Around 1.8 million years ago, two hominids were born, first the Homo Erectus and then the Neanderthals. Although the two very different humans. However, were they that different? Our ancestors were very versatile hominids. They lived in various places and lived in a variety of ways. The Homo Erectus and Neanderthals were all special in their ways. They had similarities and differences that set them apart. They had similarities, but in the same way, their differences helped them survive if they had not adapted to how they lived they would have lasted the same time that their ancestors have lived. The Neanderthals lived for an average lifespan 30 years. They had to have some mistake that decreased their lifespan because if the Homo Erectus had done the same, there’s a chance that we might not be here now. Their differences set the future that we live in today. These
The people of the Eastern Woodlands made many tools to help them in their everyday lives. They made spears, weirs, nets, bows and arrows, lances, knives, taps, snares and deadfall for hunting. Most of those tools were made of wood or bark and other forest material. Arrowheads were made from chert, or flint, from sedimentary rocks. They were shaped like isosceles triangles, the smallest arrows were used for hunting birds, the bigger ones were to spear bears or deer. Flint knives were often oval, or teardrop shaped. For fishing they made spears, weirs, and nets. They also made canoes from hollowed-out trees to help with fishing in the lakes and streams. Some other tools they made were axes made of stone to strip bark, clear fields and removing fat from hides. Axes
Paleolithic is often referred to as the Old Stone Age. "Paleo" means old and "lithic" means stone. The Neolithic time period is often referred to as the New Stone Age. "Neo" means new and "lithic" also means stone. The Paleolithic culture or way of life began about 2.5 to 2 million years ago. The Paleolithic Period ended at different times in different parts of the world, generally around 12,000 years ago in Europe and the Middle East. When the Paleolithic period ended, the Neolithic period took over and began 12,000 years ago somewhere in the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is characterized by the beginning of farming, the domestication of animals, the development of crafts such as pottery and weaving, and the making of polished stone tools. Life changed dramatically between Paleolithic and Neolithic times.
In conclusion, The Mesolithic Period is part of the upper Paleolithic. It was followed by the pre-pottery Neolithic era and represented a new phase of culture, characterized by the beginning of settled life.
The Neolithic Period was a shift to a more civilized man. The people had new ideas and were changing their environment making life easier. The adaptation of agriculture in the Neolithic Era was valuable because it created a stable life rather than a nomadic one. In Neolithic village life they grew crops and indulged
The first Neanderthal fossils found in Europe, a fragmented child’s cranium in Belgium in 1830, and an adult cranium in Gibraltar, were not immediately recognized as a divergent kind of human. Only in 1856 after a partial skeleton was found in a cave in the Neander Valley in Germany it became clear that these fossils belonged to an extinct human and our closest evolutionary relative (Hublin and Pääbo, 2006). Since then, questions about their relationship with modern humans have been fiercely debated between anthropologists. But what attracts most interest from scientists and popular media is the possibility of hybridization between Neanderthals and modern humans if, in other words, they were a genetically different specie or a single specie capable of producing offspring.
hunted with bows and arrows and as the years went on and how they trade with other tribes and
They used bows and arrows and spears to hunt their food. Buffalo was plentiful, so they were hunted often. Elk and moose were only hunted occasionally and not as often as buffalo. Coyotes, lynx, wolves and rabbits were mostly caught with traps. It was a great reward to them to catch an eagle and get the feathers from
Many Native groups, because they were nomadic, didn't see land as belonging to one person. The idea that someone could come in, claim a piece of land and ban them f...
There were major shifts in human development over different times of human existence, two of
The Paleolithic Era, also as known as the Old Stone Age, lasted for millions of years until approximately 10,000 BCE. Early people were food collectors – hunters and gatherers. They collected only what they needed; there was no food surplus. They worked less than twenty hours per week at their tasks. They were a nomadic people, moving often to areas that would allow them to collect the food needed to sustain them.
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The separation of the Paleolithic and Neolithic Ages mark a great divide in the lives and cultures of prehistoric peoples. Many aspects of everyday life were modified to suit a new standard of living. Society, Economy, and Technology were greatly affected by the "Agricultural Revolution" that spawned the Neolithic Age.
If you lived during the Stone Ages, would you prefer to live in a temporary home or in a permanent home? People who lived in the Paleolithic Era had a very tough life and faced many obstacles compared to those living in the Neolithic Era. There were many disadvantages to living before 10,000 BC, such as living in temporary homes and moving from place to place. Thanks to the Neolithic people, the quality of life improved dramatically for everyone because they invented new technology that is still used today.
What we know about the people before written records is limited to what artifacts and artwork we find. Pre History man used crude tools made of primarily stone. During the Upper Paleolithic era, beginning about 40,000 B.C., people refined these tools by using polished stone. New tools like fishhooks and sewing needles were made out of bone and wood during this time.