Special thanks to: Wikipedia,
Sir Rollz Elan
|
|
| |
|
| |
Philippine History - Paleolithic Period
|
|
Paleolithic Period
The Paleolithic (or Palaeolithic) is a prehistoric period which has the remarkable event of the development of stone tools. It covers the greatest portion of humanity's time on Earth, extending from 2.5 million years ago, with the introduction of stone tools by hominids such as Homo habilis, to the introduction of agriculture around 10,000 BCE.
The term Paleolithic, literally "Old Age of the Stone", was introduced by archaeologist John Lubbock in the year 1865 and derives from the Greek "παλαιός", paleos ("old") and "λίθος", lithos ("stone").
This era is characterized by the use of stone tools, although at the time, humans also used wood and bone tools. Other organic commodities were adapted for use as tools, including leather and vegetable fibers; however, given their nature, these have not been preserved to any great degree.
Humans then were primitive. They were nomadic and hunt for their own food. They usually stay on the lakeside or anywhere close to water since it is rich in resources.
|
|
Today, there have been 9 visitors (13 hits) on this page!
|
|
But history is neither watchmaking nor cabinet construction. It is an endeavor toward better understanding.
-Marc Bloch |
|