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THE PREHISTORY WORKSHOP
PALEOANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY FOR HISTORY STUDENTS
Frank Martos. Highlands School, Seville.
ARTIFACTS AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL OBJECTS
TOOLS
THE MAKING OF TOOLS ALLOWED THE FIRST HOMINIDS FROM THE HOMO HABILIS TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES: WITH TOOLS THE FIRST HOMINIDS COULD:
1. USING SPEAR HEADS HUNT MORE EFFECTIVELY
2. USING HAND AXES, THE COULD CUT THE ANIMALS TO GET THEIR FLESH AND SKIN
3. USING BONES, THEY MADE HARPOONS TO FISH AND NEEDLELS TO SEW
4. USING SCRAPERS
FOSSILS
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
THE FOSSILS ARE THE ONLY REMAINS AND PHYSICAL EVIDENCES WE HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT THE PREHISTORICAL PERIOD.
FINDING BONES AND CRANEUMS IS QUITE DIFFICULT DUE TO THE TIME AND THE NATURAL ACTION OF THE EXTERNAL FORCES (WIND, WATER).
SOMETIMES, IN A LUCKY STRIKE, ARCHAEOLOGIST FIND A COMPLETE SKELETON THAT THROWS LIGHT OVER THE SHADOWS OF OUR HISTORY.
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