What Have Humans Accomplished In The Old Stone Age?

In today’s society, most families consist of both parents working and with that comes the conflict of shared childcare, nurturing and shared household responsibility. Since the day of old, it was and always has been the mothers’ responsibility to care for the child and the home. To cook, clean, feed the children and attend to the husband's needs. Of course, this concept also depending on the culture of which the couple was brought up on (Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco, & Harmon Hanson, 2015).

In Paleolithic and Neolithic Societies, the article summarizes the development and construction of wood and stone structures, and more advanced weapons like clubs, spears and knives, which were utilized for hunting and food preparation. Furthermore, indicates that people developed fire, aiding them when hunting, when protecting themselves from predators, and when adapting to cold climates. Moreover, during the Paleolithic Era the first structures of government and social organization were also formed during this period, as individuals who seemed to hold different powers, such as witch doctors and shamans, were held with greater respect than others. Reinforcing facts from the article Paleolithic and Neolithic Societies is Dr. John H. Lienhard’s, Engines of our Ingenuity. In the article, Lienhard cites the discovery of Blombos Cave, which has led to the breakthrough that modern humans existed before the extinction of Neanderthals.

Domestication lead to a flurry of blessings for humanity. Such as the discovery of using furs and hides for cloths, manure for fertilizer, milk as a food source, and larger animals to pull carts and plows.5 There are many negative aspects of the development of agriculture in the Neolithic Period that impacted society greatly. One of these is that the gender roles and status in many farming villages changed negatively for women compared with the end of the Paleolithic Period. The role of the women in foraging bands at the end of the Paleolithic Period was the gathering of plants which the group heavily relied on and managing the group while the men where off hunting.6 After settling down into farming villages the roles of women were no longer helping to producing food and often stayed in the village maintaining the household and raising children.7 This major change from loose equality to the subordination of women is a negative aspect that is found throughout the ancient world. The domestication of wild game had a slew of benefits but not without its share of adverse aspects. Some of these aspects are most unpropitious such as new illnesses farmers encountered from such close contact with animals and their waste.8 The neolithic farmers were also smaller and less healthy than nomadic foragers

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.

Over the past five to six decades women have been entering the workforce in ever increasing numbers. Some enter because of financial need and others for professional and career goals. Whatever the reason, the result for the children is the same; they are in daycare. Many

In the beginning of the Paleolithic Era, bands of humans progressively migrated from East Africa to Eurasia, Australia, and then to the Americas while adapting to their new regions. During the Paleolithic era, hominids used crude tools like clubs and choppers to crack open bones, simple axes, and scrapers to prepare animal hides. As the years went on the Neanderthal, Cro-Magnon, and Homo sapiens amended these tools and created new ones. They made these tools so that they can provide shelter, protection, defense from other predators, food, and also clothing. As the Paleolithic era was ending, the hominids were building much more innovative wood and stone structures. They also started

Humans covered vast areas of the Earth, some even during the harshness of the ice age, only carrying basic hunting tools.

During the Paleolithic to the Neolithic period, there were some major cultural changes or contributions to the humanities that occurred. The Paleolithic lived a nomadic life in which they were known as nomadic hunters and gatherers. During the Paleolithic period (circa 40,000 – 8,000 B.C.E.) their form of art were wall paintings instituted deep inside the caves. They would stay by the opening of the cave, where there was light and depended on animals to feed on. Other than cave paintings, another form of their art was sculpting. The Paleolithic sculpts human figures, mostly female figures. The materials used were ivory, bone, horn, stone, and clay. Only a few were made of wood. By circa 8,000 B.C.E., hunters became farmers, using plants, seeds,

In addition, women have the responsibility of taking care of the children and the home. Most of the time they have very little help and do everything themselves. An article states, “One of the primary stresses on most housewives that helps account for both dependence and depression is child rearing. Having small children means that a women does not have time for adult contacts or time for being alone… spends the majority of the day with her children and may find them demanding of her time and effort.” Therefore, women allot all her time for the needs of their children by having very little time for themselves or interactions with others. Whereas, if they are working

The Neolithic Revolution began in Southwest Asia and other areas during 10,000 B.C.E to 3, 000 B.C.E (Council for Economic Education, 2012). The Neolithic Revolution also known as the Agricultural Revolution was a new way of life. Our society is constantly changing and moving forward. As a part of human culture, humans strive to learn, discover, create and evolve (Barber, n.d.). As a society, we have made many technological and social advancements, but have we ever taken the time to appreciate the past? The Neolithic Revolution is where it all began. Prior to the Neolithic Revolution, the early humans lived in the Paleolithic Age. This presentation will display life before the Neolithic Revolution and the shift that lead to some of the first social and technological advancements in history.

Form of "afterlife insurance" in order to trick the soul into staying alive in the event of the body's destruction

History of human is a long and mysterious journey to contemporary people to understand fully about it. However, it can be described briefly that “historical mankind has been mesmerized by the narrative of progress and civilization as codified by the first great agrarian kingdoms” (Scott 2011, p.2). By replacing hunters-gatherers and nomadic lifestyles with society of agriculture, people witnessed the flourish of many early civilizations in Europe, Asia such as Mesopotamian civilization, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, China dynasties, etc. Besides those big and famous civilizations existed in Europe and Asia, owning to the discovery of American continent of Christopher Columbus in 1492, one of the greatest civilizations

They hunted other small game such as Deer,Rodents,Birds and some Fished. The early peoples continued to gather wild berries and grains. 9,000 years ago the early peoples learned how to plant Maize. The Maize gave them enough food sources to survive. The Early people did not have to move from place to place anymore. The peoples gave up there hunting lifes and started communities. The early peoples made their houses with clay,brick,stone and wood. Scientist people today still use carbon dating. The early peoples measured the amount of radioactive. Farming lets the early people do more activities in their life. Agriculture made new culture for the early peoples. Peoples who framed were able to settle down with

Women have for many years struggled with balancing the demands of home, children and work. This is especially true for young single mothers who do not have the support of family.

Why shouldn't modern hunter-gatherers be seen as representative of Stone Age peoples? what are some of the stereotypes associated with foragers?