Prehistory paleolithic
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PALEOLITHIC PREHISTORY
Transcript of Prehistory paleolithic
PALEOLITHIC
PREHISTORY
Hominisation
Neanderthals
Yes, there are two left…
Homo Antecessor
Found in Atapuerca (Burgos)
WHAT? OLD STONE WHEN? 5.000.000 B.C. to 7.000 B.C. WHAT WAS CLIMATE LIKE? Some very cold periods in which the Earth
was totally covered with ice, some milder periods.
PALEOLITHIC
Predators. (Hunting and fishing) Gathered fruits, honey, eggs…
WHAT DID THEY EAT?
In caves or shelters They were nomads: moved to find food.
WHERE DID THEY LIVE?
Hierarchical: the wisest, the strongest, the witch doctor were the most important people.
Hordes: groups of 20 to 30 people, sometimes they formed a tribe.
They shared the tasks…
HOW WAS SOCIETY LIKE?
Tended the fire.Caught little animals.Prepared animal skins.Took care of the children.
WOMEN
Maybe they also painted…
Why not?
They hunted, fished, made tools, protected the tribe:
Men
TOOLS
They had religious beliefs:◦ Buried the dead◦ Believed in the forces of nature.
What did they believe in?
CAVE PAINTINGS BATONS VENUS STATUES
PALEOLITHIC ART
WHERE?ON ROCKS, CEILLINGS AND WALLS OF THE CAVES.WHY?TO CATCH THE ANIMALS MAGICALLYTO EXPRESS THEMSELVESTO EXPRESS WHAT THEY HAD SEEN.
CAVE PAINTINGS: EARLIEST EXPRESSIONS.
How? Animals standing alone or in groups. Very realistic. Polychrome: red, black, ochre. Sometimes in protruding parts of the rock to
give an impression of relief. Paint was applied with the fingers, brushes
or spatulas.
ALTAMIRA
LASCAUX (FRANCE)
Small carved pieces of bone and horn in the shape of the head of a horse or a deer.
BATONS
MATERIALS: ivory, stone,bone. Fertility symbols: feminine physical features
very exaggerated.
VENUS STATUES
WILLENDORF
LESPUGUE
