ARCH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Woodworking, Natufian Culture, Long Barrow
4 Nov 2015
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No evidence off domestic behaviour, lots of art. People didn"t live in this location, probably used for performance rituals. 5m stone pillars are found, called monoliths which are decorated with animal/human carvings. Benches potentially for ritual or social activities (ie. theatre or maybe religious?) are found in the walls. Built prior to agriculture which gives us evidence that people who lived here were mobile. Sculptures were found, some were life like (animals people) some were not (human. Domestication: human modi cation through arti cial selection, which intentionally or unintentionally modi es the species to t into a certain type of lifestyle. Finding plants where they don"t have ancestors. Because of modi cations to make the best crops and smaller animals for coexisting with people. Animals that best suit people are less aggressive, are able to live in con ned spaces, are able to reproduce in captivity and have the ability to perform tasks i. e. transportation.
