Evolution

Stone Age

Paleolithic Period

Neolithic Age
 Paleolithic people
Paleolithic people were
like cavemen
The term Paleolithic
was coined by
archaeologist John
Lubbock in 1865
It derives from Greek
word and its literally
meaning is "old age of
the stone" or "Old
Stone Age."
 Paleolithic Period

Old Stone Age-the period

From 2.5 million B.C. to 8000

B.C.

During this time man mastered

fire, created stone tools, and
developed a spoken language.
 Neolithic Age
New Stone Age
the period from 8000
B.C. to 3000 B.C.
During this time man
used polished stone
tools Grew crops, and
raised animals.
 Life Style

Living conditions
were hard and the
nature was cruel to
human being
The life was totally
wild
They lived in the
caves or occupied
the rock and wood
shelters
 How did Paleolithic people
live?
They were nomads
traveling from place to
place in search of food.
Men hunted using clubs,
spears, traps, and bows
and arrows.
These people are called
Hunter-Gatherers.
 Important Discovery

The people tamed fire

for things like cooking,
light, and warmth.
Taming fire helped
keep Paleolithic
people warm during
the ice ages
 How did the Paleolithic people
communicate?
Paleolithic people
developed a spoken
language.
This language helped
them work together
and pass on
knowledge.
They did not have a
written language
 How did the Paleolithic people
communicate?
They used gestures
and sounds for
communicating
supported by
emotional sounds -
shouts, laughs, pain,
calls, imitations of
animals, wind, sea
 Paleolithic Art
It falls into two main categories
a) portable pieces (decorated objects)
b) cave art
 Cave art
Cave art was discovered primarily in northern
Spain and southern France.
It takes in the form of paintings and drawings on
the cave walls.
13,000 BC.
Wild horse on the walls of Lascaux caves (France)
 Portable Art
The portable art was carved out of bone, stone, and
modeled in clay.
It has been found in much of Europe, in Northern
Africa, and in Siberia.
 The Venus of Willendorf
The most famous early
image of a human, a
woman, is the so-called
"Venus" of Willendorf,
found in 1908.
It measures about 11.1
centimeters in length