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In general, late Paleolithic people were hunter/scavengers and food gatherers. Important specifics of behaviour to note are that they used etiological myths (causal myths) to explain things. They seem to have organised themselves around (more or less temporary) natural leaders (and followers) rather than establishing a more permanent 'government.'
There was approximate parity between the sexes and their societies were homogeneous. It appears that the men hunted, and women gathered and cared for the young, but beyond that tasks were pretty much shared. They had significant knowledge about plants and herbs. Hence, their diet was rich in 'healthful' foods. We can tell this from coprolites.
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#astro needs 24 hours to activate #b.yond ; must be ancient Paleolithic systems they are using. #fail
sureshdr (sureshdr) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:28:49 -0000
#astro needs 24 hours to activate #b.yond ; must be ancient Paleolithic systems they are using. #fail
@KAWitting The ceremony has its roots in Paleolithic sacrificial rituals, in which the chosen individual would be impaled on a pine sapling.
disquisition (Spenser Isdahl) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:31:02 -0000
@KAWitting The ceremony has its roots in Paleolithic sacrificial rituals, in which the chosen individual would be impaled on a pine sapling.
@DianaHsieh @shlevy because paleo is just what we call it. the ideas are influenced from paleolithic times. both good and bad.
tarynrom (Taryn) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:12:49 -0000
@DianaHsieh @shlevy because paleo is just what we call it. the ideas are influenced from paleolithic times. both good and bad.
I wish there were resources besides @noodlefood that discussed evolutionary diet without trying to bring us back to the paleolithic.
shlevy (Shea Levy) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:58:27 -0000
I wish there were resources besides @noodlefood that discussed evolutionary diet without trying to bring us back to the paleolithic.
listening to another Paleolithic Solution podcast. http://tinyurl.com/y9sfh9b
CrossFitDugger (Stephen Dugger) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:18:36 -0000
listening to another Paleolithic Solution podcast. http://tinyurl.com/y9sfh9b
loves the smell of woodsmoke, it resonates in my Paleolithic DNA
davidbockman (David Bockman) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:16:08 -0000
loves the smell of woodsmoke, it resonates in my Paleolithic DNA
And Then Came Clothing and Speech - Mark Roberts discusses why was Europe colonised by hominids half a million years ago. Published in the Journal of British Archaeology in 1996.
From Art and Tools Came Human Origins - Larry Barham reports in British Archaeology that evidence of modern human behaviour 200,000 years old may have been found in Africa.
Global Land Environments during the last 130,000 Years - A description of climatic conditions during the Paleolithic.
Ice Ages - A guide to the climatic changes that occurred during the Paleolithic.
Neanderthal - An illustrated overview of Neanderthal living.
Old Stone Age - Shannon McPherron (University of North Carolina, Greensboro) and Harold Dibble (University of Pennsylvania) report on research at several sites in Europe and Abydos in Egypt.
Origin and Evolution of Blade Technologies in the Middle and Early Upper Palaeolithic - Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry 1(1). The origin of blade technology used to be located at the Upper Paleolithic and identified with anatomically modern humans. (PDF)
Pleistocene Mammals - A image gallery of megafauna on display at the Russian Paleontological Institute.
Primitive Humans in China - Features an overview chronology and provides brief descriptions of sites and fossil finds.
Reflections on the Style-Function Debate - Summary of the style-versus-function debate regarding Paleolithic stone tools. Includes references.
Struggling artists of the Ice Age - An article that argues that Paleolithic cave art is a depiction of human and animal relationships in prehistory.
The Middle Palaeolithic Site of Wallertheim - Brief introduction to the site located in the Rheinhessen region of Germany, approximately 25km southwest of the city of Mainz, and situated on the former floodplain of the Wiesbach river.
The Paleolithic Archaeology of Weasel Cave - A report on a site located in Ossetia, Russia presented by Nazim Hidjrati, Larry Kimball, and Todd Koetje at the 1996 Paleoanthropology meetings.
The Paleolithic Diet - A description of the eating habits of our ancestors. Features commentary derived from a email discussion list on nutrition.
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The World’s Oldest Spears - 400,000bp Lower Palaeolithic hunting station of Homo erectus has produced not only thousands of well-preserved mammal remains and eight wooden spears.
What the Hominid Ate - A dietary analysis based on carbon atoms in the tooth enamel of fossil ancestors.
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