HIS-2312 Lecture 4: Mesolithic Age
Document Summary
Ns and megafauna go south again, run into cms. Water barriers are created, migration patterns change, hurting ns. Tuberculosis, whooping cough, cold and flus quickly spread. Water borne diseases- dysentery, cholera, beriberi, liver flukes, tapeworms. Campo fliegri- (38,000 bce)- huge explosion, mostly cms died, vesuvius"s big sister, triggered tsunami over west mediterranean, 3-5 years for ash and dust to settle, cause cold extreme winters, ash contained heavy metals (arsenic, lead) and radioactive elements. Ns mix with cms, children from ns mother and cm fathers, usually die before 12. Multitasking (better use of labor pool) 50% workers 50% dependent. Cave art starts in 3rd igwp (37,000 bc), had already started in africa and asia. Women in cave art are in orants pose to bless. Men had hunting rituals and women had fertility ritual.
