ANT100Y1 Lecture Notes - Great Man Theory, Neolithic, Epipaleolithic
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The early holocene: from epipaleolithic/mesolithic hunter gatherers to neolithic farmers. Beringia land bridge: northern asia (siberia) to alaska, open by 30,000 ya. 17-15,000 ya: moved along pacific coast from asia on boats o, h2o transport along pacific rim, diverse coastal ecosystems. End of ice age (pleistocene: glaciers melted, rising global temperatures, regional diversity in ecosystems. Foragers: small groups, move camp frequently o. Little investment in shelters, storage facilities: collectors. Less mobile o: stay in camps for long periods of time, middens, storage facilities, cemeteries, mounds. Beringia flooded: tundra replaced by deciduous forests, new game, new lakes & rivers, new edible plants. Characteristic meso/epipaleolithic tool: small, hard, geometric sharp flint blade, ground stone tools, axes & adzes. Advance: mass produced, wider array of composite tools. 1st appear 40,000 ya in africa t/o old world 12000 ya. Epipaleo/mesolithic advances: regionalization, worldwide shift in subsistence, unique adaptations to local environments, ground stone tools, axes & adzes.
