ARTH 2102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Petralona Cave, Lithic Reduction, Homo Erectus
25 Jan 2017
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Pedley, greek art and archaeology, 5th ed. (prentice-hall, 2012). (4th edition is okay -) susan. downie@carleton. ca. By far the longest period - very slow development seasonal settlements. Places where we find the earliest human remains. The remains we have, is a skull. They are coming seasonally to gather food. Totally possible people are travelling 300km from west africa. Human technology is more advance back then than we initially thought. They have ability to travel overseas and inhabit wherever they would like. 18,000 years of human occupation ca. Using resources from all around the cave. There is a pool of fresh water in the back. The entrance is where all the habitations are found. Tells us that people have trading connections. Obsidian only comes from melos in that eastern area. Mesolithic period and onwards tells us about their intellectual and spiritual life. Bury the dead and leave it forever. Bodies are possibly put into specific poses.
