Neolithic Knife History

Mousterian tradition. They created sets of tools with great variety and finely trimmed cutting edges. Flint stone properly chipped forms a cutting edge sharper than a steel scalpel.

All throughout history, humans have come up with innovations that have brought both positive and negative changes to the way people live. This all started around 10,000 BCE, when people developed agriculture. The first nomads started off by moving from place to place, hunting and gathering food… but as people developed agriculture, they saved a lot more time. After agriculture developed, the humans learned many things such as farming and taming wild animals for their own use. This time in history was called the Neolithic Revolution… which lasted about 6,000 years, until 4,000 BCE. The big change in the way people got their food and how they lived, resulted to positive and negative changes of human innovations of the Neolithic Revolution. So,

The Paleolithic Man is more of the ‘cave man’ that we know of today, most of them were lived as hunters/nomads and took shelter in caves and/or skin tents. On the other hand, during the Neolithic Era (or the New Stone Age), the Neolithic Man lived in permanent settlements made from stone and mud, they grew crops and domesticated animals. It was during the Neolithic Era that communities and societies were developed and ‘houses’ were created, an example of this is the Catal Hoyuk in modern day Turkey. Another difference between the life styles of the two is that the Paleolithic man were individual hunters while the Neolithic man formed organized hunting parties which were a lot more successful. The Paleolithic man created tiny figurines, paintings

The start of agriculture during the Neolithic Revolution led directly to the beginning of civilization. The Neolithic Revolution, which happened 10,000 years ago, was the shift from hunter-gathers to a food-producing culture meaning humans started to farm and domesticate animals. This was the catalyst to help create civilizations. We know now how to distinguish groups of humans from actual civilization if those groups have certain characteristics. Those characteristics are complex institutions, record keeping, advanced cities, specialized workers, and advanced technology. A result of the Neolithic Revolution is that more people were able to thrive since there was a surplus of food. These early civilizations were able to take advantage of the rivers and create irrigation systems to water their crops.

New technology in the Neolithic Revolution had an immense impact. Life in the New Stone Age mainly depended on agriculture, which led to the invention of the plow and fertilizers, making jobs in plant cultivation more efficient. Furthermore, around 5000 B.C wheels were invented, making transportation much faster and easier than before. Weapons were also improved; in the Paleolithic Era their arms were made of wood and stone, but in the Neolithic Revolution man started making their weapons out of stone. This enhanced weaponry helped people protect their villages’ valuable resources. (Documents #4 & 6)

In conclusion, the lives of the people living in the Paleolithic and the Neolithic time period were different in many ways and a like also. Through the improvements in technology, education, and culture they were able to enhance the quality of life throughout these two periods. As man's mind increased, it led into the new age, and the start of what may be civilization, as we know

Back in the Stone Age, the early man created tools to help them do everyday tasks they needed to survive. In document #2, figure 2 shows a variety of tools and weapons created by early man such as bows, arrows, and spear throwers and so on. The materials needed to make these include bones, antlers, and teeth because they were durable. Some types of tools that early man made was sharper blades for hunting, fishhooks for fishing, and needles for sewing. In document #5, a picture shows a group of people doing tasks to help out with the community. One woman is crafting fur/skin into clothes, another woman is taking care of a child and the men are hunting for food. Without tools, these tasks would take a longer time to accomplish and would be even harder to do. Depending on the group, the cultures could be different, which could effect on how they make a

These stone tool might have served as a chopper, useful in cutting wood, cracking nuts, or breaking open bones for their marrow.One advance was the development of composite tools, like the spear.To maintain a successful Hunting/Gathering economy, these early modern humans had to be mobile. That is, they had to be able to relocate often and quickly. Hunter/Gatherers could not afford to gather possessions. They had no pack animals to help them carry loads

Political, economic, and social conditions have often led to turning points that have changed the course of history for nations and people. The Paleolithic Era and Neolithic Revolution was a turning point that changed the orbit of history for mankind. In Documents 1, 2, and 4, they explain life before the Neolithic Revolution and what changed during the period and provide an analysis of results of the revolution. They introduce food supply and settlement, and civilization and trade.

By examining Neanderthal tools and utensils one can gain an understanding of the complexity of

People are generally inclined to associate the Neolithic period with better stone tools. However, this period also brought a series of advancements assisting individuals go from being hunter-gatherers to being herders and farmers. "With this change came settled villages, the wheel, pottery, and more" (Mindsparks 8).

Have you ever wondered about what food people ate living 10,000-12,000 years ago. We know very little about what the Neolithic tribe ate. The main food we know that they ate is yogurt,noodles,cheese and a special ancient seed that is so rare to find anywhere is called Millet. These food were really hard to make back then. Today these products get packed and made by machines so it is really easy to make. The products that the Neolithic tribe made 10,000 years ago was more natural and healthy than the food we make. In today's food they use put in more fat and use put chemicals in the food. Unlike the food back then which was so fresh like cookies right out the oven. The Chinese were the first ones to create and improve the noodles. Also the first clues to make cheese came from the Neolithic era.Yogurt helps lactose people because they can eat it unlike other foods. I think that the development of food was really important.

The first scholars that existed named the whole period of human devolvement the “Stone Age.” The stone age is divided into three periods which are Paleolithic which means the old Greek age, Mesolithic and Neolithic which is the new Greek age. The Paleolithic and Neolithic stone ages have many great differences and has changed greatly between the two periods.

Although weapons have had major effect in society in the past and the present, I think that tools were more important in creating communities that led to civilization. Since the Paleolithic Age, humans used tools for hunting and obtaining their food source. They also used a variety of other tools, such as: stone tools for cleaning animal hides, spears for catching fish, and needles for sewing clothes. Tools could also have been used to make art. Tools also had an important impact in the Neolithic Revolution. Humans used stone axes to clear trees for farming, which had an important effect in the transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to an agricultural way of life. Additionally, tools helped communities advance into civilization because

Homo habilis is thought to have mastered the Lower Paleolithic Olduwan tool set which used stone flakes. These stone flakes were more advanced than any tools previously used, and gave H. habilis the edge it needed to prosper in hostile environments previously too formidable for primates.