describe palaeolithic age
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Paleolithic Period, also spelled Palaeolithic Period, also called Old Stone Age, ancient cultural stage, or level, of human development, characterized by the use of rudimentary chipped stone tools.
Here is a diary entry which was written by me. I feel that it demonstrates the life of the people in the Paleolithic Age.
I might seem like just a cavewoman of the Palaeolithic Age, but I’m much more because I was a part of the evolution of what you now know as life. I am Skála and I’m going to be sharing the stories of a few great revelations that revolutionized the way we Palaeolithic people lived.
A long time ago, me and my husband went hunting together. He, along with his friends, trapped the huge animals and managed to kill them while the tribe got a peek and chattered in awe. Meanwhile, I, along with other women, hunted small game like the children of animals. I was not adept at hunting, so food became my responsibility. However, though I don’t want to admit it, I gave a little more to my sons. I remember the day that one of my friends caught me giving extra berries to Rokkó and Kris, my sons. That day caused a lot of conflict and that is why the tribe decided to choose one member as the head. We unanimously came to the decision that Rian will be in charge. He was a good man and I was sure that he would make a righteous leader. I was proven right when he broke down the tribe into different roles and responsibilities, formed strategies for hunting, and distributed food equally. We all lived happily under the leadership of Rian for a long time.
With that came many changes and discoveries, such as the discovery of fire. One day, lightning had struck a tree and the tree caught fire. This astonished Rian and the whole tribe, so we thought to create it ourselves without the help of lightning. We did so either by rubbing a stone on the bark of a tree or by rubbing two stones together. Fire was a revolutionary revelation as using fire, we could actually do our daily chores in the night. Fire was used to warm ourselves and we could also create advanced tools with stone, bones or wood (mainly stone) using fire which the hunters used to kill animals. These animals provided us with clothing and food. Not only raw food, we could cook the meat now! In a way, fire brought a completely new way of living along with it. It also caused the development of cave paintings. Caves used to be dark and damp, only suitable for sleeping but now, with fire, we could light up our caves. Wood and soil could now be burned to form colours. Using all the new amenities available to us, we discovered a form of communication, art. Furthermore, language started to develop in our era, which is why I am able to tell the story to you. Language and art gave us a way to express ourselves and helped form relationships. We could now use verbal and written communication to tell each other what to do.
Not long ago, various sculptures started to be made which portrayed women like me, usually with protruding bellies. My husband had explained to me that this was because men respected women and considered them to be giving and bountiful. The bellies signified pregnancy and how all women play the same role as God, giving birth to people.
We didn’t only respect women, we also worshipped nature. Trees are considered to be similar to women, bountiful and reproducing. Nature was an important part of our culture.
We all started creating different art pieces, such as more tools, jewellery, and sculptures or figurines of clay, ivory and stone. This also became component of our culture which was gradually developing into a rich and versatile one.
Sadly, Rian had passed away around this time. A funeral was held which the whole tribe attended. A few of his belongings were buried with his body since we believed that they will help him in his afterlife. This had become a ritual every time someone who was a part of our tribe passed away.
After all this took place, we all felt different, as if a new chapter was going to open in our lives. But no matter what changes, one thing will never change and that is the deep respect and affection we have developed for our surroundings and for each other.
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