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Prehistoric peoples

Prehistoric peoples . When there are no written records, how do we know how prehistoric humans lived?. Archaeology. http://bama.ua.edu/~alaarch/Whatisarchaeology/index.htm. Site—artifact evidence. inference. Several Ways to Date Artifacts.

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Prehistoric peoples

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  1. Prehistoric peoples

  2. When there are no written records, how do we know how prehistoric humans lived?

  3. Archaeology http://bama.ua.edu/~alaarch/Whatisarchaeology/index.htm

  4. Site—artifact evidence

  5. inference

  6. Several Ways to Date Artifacts 1. Stratigraphic dating-according to the Law of Superposition, the lowest stratum is the oldest, and the highest stratum is the more recent deposit. • that the record was the oldest • the CD was the youngest, • the cassette tape was older than the CD, but younger than the record • you are providing a chronology, or timeframe, without the use of dates, but is instead based on, or relative to, the other artifacts that have been uncovered.

  7. Anthropology--Study cultures who still live much like prehistoric peoples

  8. History is not cut and dried Sometimes there are different theories, dates, or ideas about the same event in history!

  9. The Multiregional Hypothesis

  10. Out of Africa

  11. “Out of Africa” Theory

  12. Paleolithic or Old Stone Age (@ 2.5 million to 8000 BCE) What discoveries have been made about the lives of Paleolithic humans in the areas of SPICE ?

  13. Paleolithic shelters

  14. What is wrong with this cartoon?

  15. Paleolithic religion?

  16. The Lady of BrassempouyCirca 23,000 BCE

  17. Paleolithic sculpture (Venus figurines)

  18. Paleolithic sculpture (animals)

  19. Lascaux

  20. Altamira

  21. The Earliest Musical Instruments Circa 33,000 BCE

  22. Hunters and Gatherers

  23. Neolithic or new stone age (@ 8000 to 3000 BCE) What are the changes in SPICE from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic period?

  24. Neolithic farming villages • CatalHuyuk

  25. walls of Jericho

  26. Banpo

  27. Banpo China—three housing styles and sizes

  28. Neolithic tools and weapons

  29. Obsidian

  30. pottery found at CatalHuyuk

  31. pottery found at Banpo

  32. textiles and baskets

  33. Shrine rooms at CatalHuyuk

  34. Burial site Banpo China

  35. Neolithic art • Hunters in a painting from a shrinein CatalHuyuk, about 7000 BC

  36. baked figurine CatalHuyuk

  37. Global Spread of Agriculture

  38. The Emergence of civilizations (@ 4000-3000 BCE) Whatchanges do you see in SPICE with the emergence of civilization?

  39. The Standard of Ur • Clearly defined social classes

  40. Bronze Age tools and weapons

  41. Sumerian farmers plowing

  42. the wheel

  43. sailboat

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