#palaeolithic

[thesilicontribesman]

Iron Age Enamelled Pin or Brooch, The Yorkshire Museum, York

[wronghands1]

[thepostedhead]

Reconstruction of the La Poire Venus (original from the paleolithic era)

[pumpking64]

After some (very justified) criticism to my definition of prehistoric (see tags) here’s another poll:

[noticiasarquelogicasjaponesas]

Sean bienvenidos japonistasarqueológicos, a una nueva entrega de arqueología japonesa, una vez dicho esto pónganse cómodos que empezamos. - En esta ocasión os voy a presentar al padre de la arqueología moderna japonesa Edward.S.Morse, zoólogo estadounidense del siglo XIX y gran apasionado por el mundo japonés, su hallazgo más relevante fue el montículo de conchas de Omori, cuando lo divisó desde el tren ha raíz de dicho hallazgo, fue venado descubrió la cultura prehistoria Jomon. - En la foto se puede apreciar el Montículo de conchas Omori en el momento de la excavación de Morse, en el año 1878 aproximadamente. ¿Lo conocían? - Espero que os haya gustado y nos vemos en próximas publicaciones, que pasen una buena semana. - 日本の考古学者たちよ、ようこそ。そう言われたら、くつろいで、さっそく始めましょう。 - 今回は、近代日本考古学の父、エドワード・S・モース（19世紀アメリカの動物学者で、日本の世界をこよなく愛した人物）を紹介します。彼の最も重要な発見は、大森貝塚で、汽車から貝塚を発見したとき、先史時代の縄文文化を発見したのです。 - 写真は、1878年頃、モースが発掘した当時の大森貝塚です。 ご存知でしたか？ - 気に入っていただけたでしょうか、また今後の記事でお会いしましょう、良い一週間をお過ごしください。 - Welcome, Japanese archaeologists, to a new installment of Japanese archaeology, and once that's been said, make yourselves comfortable and let's get started. - On this occasion I am going to introduce you to the father of modern Japanese archaeology Edward.S.Morse, 19th century American zoologist and great enthusiast for the Japanese world, his most relevant find was the Omori shell mound, when he spotted it from the train, he discovered the prehistoric Jomon culture. - The photo shows the Omori shell mound at the time of Morse's excavation in about 1878. Did you know it? - I hope you liked it and see you in future posts, have a nice week.

[xphaiea]

Inspired by Palaeolithic goddess symbolism. The womb, the earth, the nest, the bird, the egg, the snake, the cave. ••• One of a kind art doll with dual bird face and single black glass eye, individually made feathers, reclaimed bead detailing with snake and central womb cavity containing a stone and rusted wire symbolising the great womb or nest of the earth mother. #xphaiea #artdoll #handmade #artdolls #palaeolithic #goddess #goddessculture #matrilineal #mothergoddess #pagansofinstagram #goddessworship #witchcraft #redgoddess #earthmother #witchart #pagan #bird #assemblage https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDKDb6tzFE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hannahsmth]

Uhhhhhhh Hi there I have heard tumblr is filled with very nice wonderful people who might like my stuff. I'm writing a comic about an Immortal and the various cultures they live through and documenting it on YouTube and thought this would be a cool place to make more varied and relaxed posts :)

[historyfiles]

Harifian Culture: this was a specialised regional Epi-Palaeolithic development in the Negev Desert, the region's version of the Natufian which had only ended a short while before the Harifian appeared.

[prehistoricpatristics]

Why didn't someone tell me that researching a niche area of archaeology would be difficult... its almost as if there's barely any research on this... who could have known... :'D

[apilgrimpassingby]

Favorite historical time period(s)?

I've got a few favourites.

My current is the early Upper Palaeolithic in Europe. I've mentioned the time abyss factor in my most recent post, but there's more.

I've been a fantasy fan for a long time. As you may know, there's a fantasy trope, used by both Tolkien and (Robert E.) Howard, where the fantasy setting is ostensibly the earth in the prehistoric past. Then I get The Handbook of British Archaeology as a 16th birthday present and I discover that trope happened in real life.

Europe had a climate and ecology like that of Mongolia, the landscape was dominated by reindeer, mammoths and wild horses, there were "monsters" (mammoths, cave lions, scimitar cats, etc.), "fantasy races" (Neanderthals and humans coexisted and interbred for several thousand years) and "wandering monster fighters" (everyone).

The Middle Palaeolithic was my first love after discovering that Neanderthals were far more developed than pop culture would tell you they are (they had javelins, string, glue, jewellery, music, etc.), but I'm falling in love with the Upper Palaeolithic for having cool stuff like cave paintings, the Vogelherd Cave figurines (if you haven't heard of them, look them up) and the first definitive evidence of religion. I'm picking the early Upper Palaeolithic because it's where the two meet.

As for Europe, well, it's the one I know most about, and since I live there (Britain, specifically), as do all the ancestors I know of, I feel naturally close to it.

[thesilicontribesman]

Aviemore Prehistoric Stone Circle, Aviemore, The Cairngorms, Scotland

[yaellaharpe-blog]

DENNY: A NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK OF HUMAN EVOLUTION.

DENNY: UNA AGUJA EN EL PAJAR DE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA.

DENNY: UN AGO NEL PAGLIAIO DELL'EVOLUZIONE UMANA.

(English / Español / Italiano)

The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology did it again by publishing in Nature a couple of years ago the discovery of the first direct offspring of two different human species.

"Denny" (Denisova 11 for Science) was a teenage girl who lived 50,000 years ago in the Denisova cave (Altai) and left us at the age of 13.

His mother was a Neanderthal female and his father was a Denisovan. That makes Denny the first first-generation hybrid human found so far.

We know that Denisovans and Sapiens hybridised somewhere and sometime (very little is known about the mysterious Denisovans compared to other human species) because they left part of their genetic legacy in today's original human communities in Australia and Oceania.

We also know that Neanderthals and Sapiens hybridised and the proof is in our genetic map.

But in Denny's case, it is the first time that a direct (first generation) descendant of two different human species has been found.

What secrets did he keep?

We will be telling you about them as we get to know them. But for the time being, as expected, Denny was not alone 😉

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El Instituto Max Planck de Antropología Evolutiva volvió a hacerlo publicando en Nature hace un par de años el descubrimiento de la primera hija directa de dos especies humanas distintas.

"Denny" (Denisova 11 para la Ciencia) era una adolescente que vivió hace 50.000 años en la cueva de Denisova (Altai) y nos dejó a la edad de 13 años.

Su mamá era una mujer neandertal y su papá era denisovano. Eso convierte a Denny en el primer humano híbrido de primera generación encontrado hasta el momento.

Sabemos que denisovanos y sapiens hibridaron en algún momento y en algún lugar (es muy poco lo que se conoce sobre los misteriosos denisovanos comparándolo con otras especies humanas) porque dejaron parte de su legado genético en las comunidades originarias humanas actuales de Australia y Oceanía.

Sabemos también que neandertales y sapiens hibridaron y la prueba está en nuestro mapa genético.

Pero en el caso de Denny es la primera vez que se encuentra a una descendiente directa (de primera generación) de dos especies humanas diferentes.

¿Qué secretos tenía guardados?

Os los vamos a ir contando conforme los vayamos conociendo. Pero de momento os adelantamos que, como era de esperar, Denny no estaba sola 😉

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L'Istituto Max Planck per l'antropologia evolutiva lo ha fatto di nuovo, pubblicando su Nature un paio di anni fa la scoperta della prima discendenza diretta di due specie umane diverse.

"Denny" (Denisova 11 per la scienza) era un 'adolescente vissuta 50.000 anni fa nella grotta di Denisova (Altai) e ci ha lasciato all'età di 13 anni.

Sua madre era una femmina di Neanderthal e suo padre un Denisovano. Questo fa di Denny il primo ibrido umano di prima generazione finora trovato.

Sappiamo che i Denisovani e i Sapiens si sono ibridati da qualche parte e in qualche momento (si sa molto poco dei misteriosi Denisovani rispetto alle altre specie umane) perché hanno lasciato parte della loro eredità genetica nelle attuali comunità umane originarie in Australia e Oceania.

Sappiamo anche che Neanderthal e Sapiens si sono ibridati e la prova è nella nostra mappa genetica.

Ma nel caso di Denny, è la prima volta che viene trovato un discendente diretto (di prima generazione) di due specie umane diverse.

Quali segreti ha mantenuto?

Vi parleremo di loro man mano che li conosceremo. Ma per il momento, come previsto, Denny non era sola 😉

Source: ArqueoEduca

[homovulcanensis]

Eye to Eye with the Neanderthal

At least in older pop culture, Neanderthals are often displayed as these brutish little creatures with their clubs and leopard skin. Now, I would like to believe that this is not the view held by modern scientist. Nonetheless, it is a seldom event that we feel like we understand our ancestors on an emotional level. Let me tell you a story of how I deeply related to a person lost to deep time.

Let's set the scene: Picture a house in the Levant, with a nice big olive tree in the courtyard. It's a research station for archaeologists. During our stay I developed a passion for knapping flint in that courtyard. Knapping is the practice of forming stone by hitting it with with another smaller stone. As a beginner, I first learned doing handaxes.

One evening, as I was finishing the best piece as of yet, I managed to break of the point. I was naturally rather upset and wishing for a undo button until I formed another, albeit duller point. I had just finished when one of my lecturers passed me. I showed my masterpiece to him. He took it from me, turned it around several times and then laughed. He has this special laugh he only uses when he has figured out something.

To my astonishment, he walked away (with the handax) and went to check on the artefacts we had collected to far. Curious, I follow him. When I am next to him, he shows me two handaxes. One I have just produced, the other he has taken from the bag. They are almost the same shape. Now I laugh as well.

A person some 100k years ago must have made the same experience like I had. They must have felt the annoyance at breaking a good point and then redone it. Time and nature have formed concretions on it, but the emotion is still there. That day, I related to a Neanderthal, and it is still a strange thought.

The white one is the artefact, the other is by me.

[skyprowler]

"H. sapiens originated in the tropical latitudes of Africa. Given the lack of evidence for tailored clothing prior to about 40,000 years ago, researchers long assumed early modern humans took advantage of periodic warm spells to venture north into Europe.

Yet the finds at Ranis confirm that the cold was no barrier. Within a few millennia or less, small bands of modern humans evidently transitioned from tropical or subtropical forests and grasslands in southwest Asia and the Mediterranean to northern Europe’s treeless, icy steppe."

[prehistoric-past]

Paleoanthropologist Ludovic Slimak breaks down Neanderthals in movies