Chapter 1:iiThe Appearance of Homo Sapiens

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The remains of Neanderthals

were first discovered in the Neander

Valley in Germany during the

A.D. 1850s.[Image source: http://www.neanderthal.de/e_thal/fs_3.htm]

The Neander Tal was named for Joachim Neumann, a minister who lived in the late-17th century.

[Image source: http://www.neanderthal.de/e_thal/fs_3.htm]

Neanderthals were probably the first Homo

sapiens.

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Neanderthals had stocky bodies with thick bones and very muscular

necks and shoulders.

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Marcellin Boule

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Neanderthals had brains that were slightly

larger than those of modern human beings.[Image source: http://www10.geocities.com/Athens/6293/hominid.html]

The skillfully crafted stone

tools of Neanderthal were more

sophisticated than their

predecessors.[Source: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/savage.html]

Neanderthals were nomadic hunter-gatherers who used fire for warmth,

cooking, and protection.

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Neanderthals lived in small groups of 35 to 50 people.

Neanderthals wore heavy clothing made from animal skins to stay warm.

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Later Neanderthals built shelters out of branches and animal skins.

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Neanderthals are thought

to have practiced religion in the form of sympathetic

magic.

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Neanderthals believed in an

afterlife, covering dead bodies with

flowers before burying them in shallow graves

with food, tools, and weapons.

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[Source: http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/savage.html]

Homo sapiens sapiens

(“human who thinks”)

Many scientists believe these modern humans originated in Africa circa 50,000 years ago

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Homo sapiens sapiens quickly came to dominate Africa, Asia, Europe, and the

Americas by 30,000 years ago.

The earliest Homo sapiens sapiens in

Europe were called Cro-Magnons.

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Similar remains have been found in Africa and Asia.

Cro-Magnons were taller and less robust than Neanderthals.

Cro-Magnon man had

better technology and a more

sophisticated culture.

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Cro-Magnons survived by using effective hunting techniques . . .

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. . . and more efficient methods of gathering.

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The blades of Cro-Magnon

tools were thinner and had sharper

cutting edges.

[Image source: http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/flint/shamact.html]

Cro-Magnons used bone, antler, and

ivory to make new tools.

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Bone needles were used to sew fitted leather clothes.

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With the invention of the stone ax,

Cro-Magnons could chop down trees and fashion

canoes.[Imkage source: http://www.jchanning.com/stone.htm]

Cro-Magon hunters invented

long-distance weapons,

such as the atlatl . . .

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. . . and bows and arrows.

Co-operation in big game hunts probably led to the development

of rules and social classes.

[Image source: http://www.anthro.mankato.msus.edu/prehistory/ancienttech/communal_trapping.html]

Some Cro-Magnons built temporary structures in which to live.

[Image source: http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxk116/habitat/]

Permanent homes emerged with the advent of better hunting techniques.

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The evidence for Cro-Magnon leaders comes from high-status burials.

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Cave paintings may have been for educational purposes.

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Cro-Magnon painters may have been creating images meant to have mystical

powers that would help hunters.

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Scientists believe that

Cro-Magnons employed

shamans as spiritual

leaders and healers.

Many Neolithic societies believed in deities (gods and goddesses) that had the power to control the forces of nature.

(Source: Scientific American, December 1993, p. 117.)

Some Paleolithic societies

worshipped fertility figures

thought to represent

Mother Earth.(Source: Scientific American, December 1993, p. 113.)

Neolithic Revolution

People domesticated animals for human purposes. They were used

for food, clothing, and work.

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“When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers,

therefore, are the founders of human civilization.”

- Daniel Webster,“On Agriculture,”

13th January 1840.

The Agricultural Revolution occurred when Neolithic peoples

domesticated a variety of wild plants and grew them for food.

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The steady supply of food allowed

people to become sedentary, but they had to work harder

and longer than hunters and gatherers.

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Villages began to develop where there was fertile soil and water.

Source: Military History Quarterly, volume I:3 (Spring 1989), p. 13.

The fabled city of Jericho started as a village over 10,000 years ago.

The village of Çatal Hüyük dates from 7000 to 6000 B.C.

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Çatal Hüyük is located in southern present-day Turkey.

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Çatal Hüyük was located near a source of obsidian (volcanic glass).

Obsidian can be fashioned into tools that keep a fine, hard edge.

[Image source: http://www.telesterion.com/catal2.htm]

Çatal Hüyük was also a religious cult centre.

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Reconstruction of a shrine, Level VI, CatalHuyuk, c. 5900 B.C. (After J. Mellart.)

The people of Çatal Hüyük

are believed to have practiced fertility rites that included

offerings to an Earth-mother

goddess.[Image source: http://faculty.juniata.edu/atwill/catalhuyuk.html]

The invention of the plow by Neolithic farmers made work both easier while increasing production.

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The sickle made it possible for one person to harvest large quantities of

grain by themselves.

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Using a kern, or grinding stone, one person could prepare enough flour for the baking-needs of an

entire family.

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The ability to harden

clay by baking it with heat

was a very important discovery. [Image source: http://www.gripclips.com/primitiveways/pt-photo_gallery1.html]

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Ceramic storage vessels

for storing surplus food were created

from clay that had been fired

in kilns.

Rectangular bricks of fired clay could also be used to construct buildings.

Other technological advances during the Neolithic Period:

• loom for weaving• wheel

-transportation-pottery

• metallurgy• domestication of animals

Shaman of old…?