A Cold Hard Look at Culture

Lesson 2.6

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Where do we live?

• Extreme hot?

• Extreme cold?

• Dry places?

• Wet places?

How can we live there?

Vocabulary

Cultural adaptation/Cultural evolutionAbility to develop behaviors and technologies that permit humans to cope with new situations in non-biological ways.

ArtifactMaterials remains

Artifact How might the iceman use it?

Grass cape

Quiver and arrows

Low bow

Flints

Cap

Grass insulation

Copper-bladed ax

Birch fungus

Artifacts

6. Choose 2 of the following questions

a. What might the bow, arrows and arrowheads indicate about his way of life?

b. What might the copper-bladed axe indicate about his culture?

c. What can you tell from the bits of wheat present?

d. What might the different markings on his body indicate?

If you could have 3 more pieces of evidence or 3 more bits of information to help you complete your understanding of the Iceman, what would you want them to be? Explain.

Analysis

1. What particular physical feature of the Iceman would you compare with modern humans if you were looking for evidence of biological evolution? Explain.

2. What artifacts would you compare to modern humans as evidence of cultural evolution?

3. Do you think there have been greater changes physically or culturally in humans the last 5,000 years? Explain your answer.