The Use Of Oracle Boness In The Neolithic Age

A Neolithic hunter found in 1991 did not seem to appeal my eyes, yet when I learned the discoveries found about one human being who died between 3,350 and 3,3000 B.C.E., I couldn’t wait to keep reading; this article started to get intriguing. I have a passion for career fields that grow rapidly and make new fascinating discoveries. I learned many compelling facts in the reading, I never thought a skeleton could be well preserved in such cold temperatures. Yes his body had changed drastically and was not in the running for the cover of people magazine but the way the human body works is very interesting. I would have loved to be there while analyzing Otzi, truly a life changing experience. Technology determined his health and he may have

The first tools developed during the Paleolithic Era were made from chipped stones, wood and bone, and "nets from plant fibers and animal sinew" (Holt, Rinehart, & Wilson, n.d.: 2). The Neolithic Era brought forth greater specialization. People began to make chisels, drills, and saws to address specific needs and also polished stones to create sharper and more defined points (Holt, Rinehart, & Wilson, n.d.: 2). Language scholars trace the development of the first forms of systematized language to this era: "The crucial evolutionary development that led to the burst in creativity in the Neolithic was the emergence of human language as a method for integrating across cognitive modules" (MacWhinney 2005: 383). During this era, the use of stones began to have a utilitarian purpose in a manner that showed more sophisticated thinking.

     The Neolithic Period extended from 10,000 B.C to 3,000 BC. It is also called the New Stone Age, and many new advances and changes took place in this time. Unlike the nomadic life of the Old Stone Age, the New Stone Age was the dawning of settled life. People lived more towards lakes and rivers instead of caves, and tree trunks. This led to the change of the jobs of the society.

The Neolithic Era lasted from about 9,000-3,000 BCE. We are not exactly sure of when it started but this is the best estimate. The Neolithic Era was a period of human history when the start of agriculture arose and came before the first civilizations. The Neolithic Revolution took place in many different regions of the world. They where not that advanced so they made tools out of wood, stone and bone.

The people who lived under the Shang Dynasty strongly believed that whenever their ancestors died, they became similar to gods, and deserved to be worshipped as if they too were gods. Each family in the Shang Dynasty would not only worship the gods, but would also worship their own ancestors. Along with ancestor worship, during the late Shang Dynasty, people in ancient China also began to use written oracle bones to try to predict the future and also to communicate with the gods.

In ancient China, government is very different then most countries. Instead of presidents they have dynasty’s. A dynasty is a line of hereditary rulers of a country. The shang dynasty was responsible for the starting blocks of of chinese culture and civilization. The steadiness of the country during the Shang Dynasty led up to many cultural advances such as industrialized bronze casting, the calendar, religious rituals, and writing. The first king was Tang. He began to work for the people of

The novel, The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat, explores the tragic tale of Haitian struggles during the Parsley Massacres from the perspective of Amabelle, a young Haitian immigrant. The book explores gritty experiences and alludes to the real events of the Massacres. The author uses the motif of water to develop the theme of both life and death throughout the book.

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.

At this time the oracle bones were the only written record kept by the Shang. This placed the ability to write the future in the hands of the kings. The interpretation of the oracle bones solely belongs to the kings who used the bones in specific situations pertaining to their situation in the culture at that time. (Ex; Determine ancestral worship practices, explain phenomena, predict the weather).

A man named Wang Yirong was ill and was prescribed “dragon bones,” or oracle bones and noticed carvings similar to bronze objects of the Shang Dynasty (1300-1100 B.C.). These early written documents were found near the capital of the Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty (1700-1100 B.C.) was the period when civilization began and superior technology developed. For example, bronze casting and pottery were developed in this period of time. During the Shang Dynasty there were two social classes: the warriors and peasants. Peasants followed

The Shang Dynasty was the first of many dynasties for ancient China. From 1500 B.C.E. to 1050 B.C.E. The Shang developed a wide spectrum of societies, metal working skills, along with writing that lead into present day Chinese.

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.

The Neolithic people never would have become Neolithic unless the Paleolithic people were curious. The Neolithic also rely on their source of crops which in turn gave them the ability to be able to survive off of the land around them. They were able to stay in one place and not migrate because of their crops. They didn’t only have crops, but also animals that they domesticated. They would breed the animals and then once they were so big be able to eat those animals instead of having to risk their life going on a hunt. Because of the Neolithics ways of life they were able to feed a lot of people which in turn made them have more people. The Paleolithics saw this way of life as a new opportunity to not have to depend on luck and rely on a source of food, which led to

Hunter-gatherers, pastoralists and agricultural societies in the Neolithic/Paleolithic eras have definitely changed overtime and adapted and affected their environment. During the Bantu migrations, they encountered new, established societies that some were agricultural and others were hunter-gatherers. “ Farmers largely replaced foragers as the dominant people on the planet.”(283) This quote means that the hunter-gatherer practice decreased as the second-wave civilizations developed. In the Paleolithic era, hunting and gathering was the main way to get and maintain food. However, as societies grew overtime, the people adapted a new way of getting food which resulted in the hunting and gathering to decrease. Pastoralists on the other hand, they invaded China as well as other Nomads and ruled a few states in the Han Dynasty. “ These new conditions resulted in some loosening of the strict patriarchy of Han dynasty China… the cultural influence of nomadic peoples, whose women were far less restricted than those of China, was noticed… by more Confucian-minded male observers.”(236) The pastoral peoples that invaded China noticed the way women were treated, that is when they first adapted to the civilizations. Then, this affected their environment because they were very used to women who had less restrictions and when they came to China, the women were inferior and that is why it resulted in the patriarchy to loosen up a bit. With agriculture, In the Bantu speaking areas agriculture was preferred more than hunting and gathering. “ Their agriculture also was enriched by acquiring a variety of food crops from Southeast Asia… Bantu farmers then spread this agricultural package… throughout the cast area of eastern and southern Africa.”(284) The agriculture in Bantu locations was very popular as it was the basis of economy. The Bantu speaking people adapted to this rapidly because it was favored more than hunting and gathering. It affected their environment because their agriculture improved which resulted in different varieties of food. Overall, Hunter-gatherers, pastoralists and agricultural societies affected and adapted their environments over time.

In the Neolithic Period, 8000 BC, tools and metal weaponry like smelting and casting were being brought about. This immensely improved how impactful weaponry was. After metalworking got introduced, the people could protect themselves in a more efficient way. Bricks were another form of technological advancement during the Neolithic Period. “In their simplest form (still familiar today in many hot regions), bricks are shaped by pressing mud or clay into a mould. The damp blocks are then left to bake hard in the sun. Bricks of this kind are known in Jericho from about 8000 BC.” Spinning along with and knitting also was invented during this time and it was one of the first cultural aspects brought about. It was one of the first jobs classified