mas-historia

NEOLITHIC Neolithic means Neo : new, and lithic : stone, therefore it is the New Stone Age . This period can be located from approximately 10,000 B.C to 3,000 B.C. It is important to remember that the dates are estimates and vary from one place to another. It begins with the discovery of agriculture, and ends with the invention of writing, therefore, with the beginning of HISTORY. At this time polished stone instruments are used with a more perfect finish than carved stone. To obtain this effect it is necessary to use a new technique: rubbing instead of percussion. Rubbing one stone with the other or with wet sand, polished surfaces are obtained. But what really stands out in this period is the discovery of agriculture and the domestication of animals (livestock), which leads to a large number of transformations of all kinds, which is why some historians call this era the Neolithic Revolution. Around 10,000 years ago, the climate became more temperate, the glaciers receded and many ani...

PALEOLITHIC Paleolithic : Paleo (ancient) , Lithic (stone) that is: The Stone Age . It is the initial and longest period of the evolution of humanity. It begins from the origin of Humanity until the invention of agriculture, approximately 10,000 years ago. It is characterized by the use of carved stone instruments and a destructive economy based on hunting, fishing and gathering food plants. When we refer to the economy as destructive, it is because humans do not replace what they take from nature, so they had to move to another place to get it again. The utensils and weapons used were made of flint, a hard stone from which if you strike hard, very sharp edges are obtained. Throughout the entire Paleolithic the techniques were improving and arrowheads, bows, hooks, piercers, harpoons, sewing needles, hand axes, propellers, among others, were used. It must be remembered that during a large part of the Paleolithic period, humans lived in the times of the ice ages, therefore it was necess...

PREHISTORY The PRESHISTORY is the longest stage in the History of Humanity, although the term prehistory is also used to designate the discipline that is responsible for studying from the emergence of the first human beings (approximately 2.5 million years ago) until the invention of writing, which arises for the first time in either the cuneiform in Mesopotamia in 3 500 BC. with cuneiform writing, or in Egypt, with hieroglyphic writing. HOW TO STUDY THE PREHISTORY? The lack of written documents to study this period forces the Prehistoric researcher to base his study on other sources, such as material remains, utensils, weapons, paintings and human remains. The support of the other auxiliary sciences is vital to complete the study. Prehistory is divided into two stages the STONE AGE and THE METAL AGE . It is called the Stone Age because it is this, the stone, the material most used by humans, and those that have undoubtedly been able to stand the test of time. Do...