GRST 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Paleolithic, Sheep, Rammed Earth
17 Oct 2017
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Old stone age technology: stone (flint), bone, antler, far attack/defence. Control of fire: cooking, heating, light, nomadic hunters (temporary dwellings?) (cid:858)fired(cid:859) pig(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts a(cid:374)d (cid:858)fired(cid:859) clay. Mesolithic age (middle stone age): 10 000-8000 bce: hunting, gathering, fishing (in some places, microliths: small stones increasing use of small blades of flint where it occurs. Neolithic age (new stone age): 8000-3000 bce: this is the age that will influence the uprising of technology. By selectively cultivating the plant with this mutation, this mutation becomes more popular until it is almost the norm: composite tools made of timber and stone. May have assisted with hunts: by around 8000 bce we see evidence of domestic sheep and goat, by around 7000 bce we see pig and cattle [depending on the environment and location] Much of the art we find today comes from egypt because of how prolific they were with art and art was a huge part of decorating their temples and cities.
