“Basics of Wilderness Survival Shelters.” Alderleaf Wilderness College: Nature & Wilderness Survival School. Alderleaf Wilderness College, 2013. Web. 13 Nov. 2013. The author demonstrates detailed information and techniques in order to build a shelter. Knight points out useful tips in searching for the right location and how to get there. With the great amounts of natural resources in the wild, the author poses many innovative ideas to makeshift a well-working shelter. The article offers precisely written advice to ensure efficient survival.…
The animal hide was thick and after many layers on the outsides of the shelters along with on the ground their homes could keep away the cold arctic air. The air is very dry during the cold months which made it easier to dry out the animal hides. To help the hides dry faster they would get placed on a line or on the sides of the shelter in the view of the sun. Once the hides were dry they could be used for many things such as clothing, bags, and baskets. Since this was such a remote area many times they would wrap their belonging in large pieces of hide and attach line so they could be used like a…
When it came to survival the newer species was the more efficient. The Neolithic people lived in mud brick homes that were supported by wood. The Paleolithic people lived mainly in caves or huts/tents made out of skins. The Paleolithic people had to be more flexible in where they…
The best feeling in the world is knowing that in the set three minutes you are given, the only obligation that you have is to win the fight you are about to walk into. “Eye of the Tiger” constantly plays over and over in my head and the only thing I’m making eye contact with is the opponent’s eyes. From the way that his feet are planted I already know that this will be an easy take down, I won’t need more than two minutes. The glare of the lights hits the cherry red on his gloves as I take each jab he throws in my direction. I follow up with my jabs twice as hard to his upper body; unfortunately all I’m hitting are his arms because he knows how to block, and he knows how to block well.…
I pulled my beanie securely on my head as I crouched down on a sturdy tree branch. My hunting knife reflected the dim light of the moon. It glinted letting my prey know I was there. "Yeah, I love a good chase!" I jumped from branch to branch as I chase my target. His brown hair was starting to gray but he ran pretty good for someone in their late forties. At least that's what boss lady said. I jumped down quietly as the man began to get tired. He began huffing as his pace slowed. I knocked into his back sending him into a tree. His chest heavily moved with his ragged breaths. I slowly approached him as I pulled my hunting knife back out. "Let play," I said in a deadpan tone. My eyes lost their light as I stared down at him.…
Being part of a Hunter-gathering society can be frustrating sometimes because if the hunters have no luck than the tribe doesn’t eat. They also don’t live very luxury because there houses have to be light enough to carry (they’re usually small tents made out of straw, wood, and cow hide. Plus this society also has to move with the animals or they will starve.…
When the people were hunting they lived in teepees. The teepee always faced east. The outside of the teepee was decorated with paintings of animals, stars, or other objects. To build the teepee the women took long sticks and stuck them in the ground in the form of a circle. They leaned the poles together at the top. The poles were fastened with hides. The poles were covered with buffalo hides. Two longer poles were attached to the top corners.…
In these cave man days, when we were hunted and ‘hunters’ the fight or flight response served to prepare the body to either ‘fight e.g.the tiger’ or run from it !…
But also they have Makoniens that make the building that they live In and for storages. Scavengers are also another job of the Makoniens. They go down onto the ground and try to find food. They eat mostly herbs. They scavenge as much food as they can for their people.The more food they scavenge the less they have to go back down for food. This Is one of the most difficult jobs, because they are risking their lives to scavenge food. Predators are on the ground that will kill anything they see. This Is one of the jobs that the Makoniens have.They also have contractors who build houses. Some houses are built In the tree’s and also built around the tree. This Is also another dangerous job. With some of the houses/buildings being built Inside the tree. They have to be very cautious with the tree. At any moment the tree could break, fall over on the other houses/trees and destroy their…
The prehistoric era was traced to be the period before the emergence of writing. Historical accounts were credited to early Anthropologists and Archeologists who studied fossils of early humans and other cultural artifacts. Scholars believed that humans descended from the hominids because they showed distinct characteristics that differentiated them from the animals living during that time. Their means of adaptation to the environment were far more advanced and sophisticated compared to other animals. They did not only adjust through biological evolution but developed through cultural adaptation using intellectual and social skills. They formed small, nomadic bands that focused on hunting large animals using weapons made from stones or woods, gathering of wild foods including nuts and reproducing offspring that will eventually pass on their practices. Their ultimate goal was to survive.…
Foraging is a subsistence strategy that depends directly on plants and animals available in the environment. Foragers collect wild plants, fruits, nuts, seeds, and hunt animals and fish. Foragers require a large territory for subsistence. Most foragers are nomadic and live in relatively small communities so as not to overburden their environment. The labor division is based on sex, women would gather while men would hunt. Foragers rely mainly on their own muscle power in carrying out their subsistence tasks. Most labor is done individually or in small groups of relatives and friends. Hunting and gathering subsistence characterized humans as we evolved. Foragers generally have a passive dependence on what the environment contains, they do not plant crops. Although the environments were inhospitable, the diet was well-balanced and ample, and food was shared. Hunting and gathering…
Architecture helps archaeologists reconstruct the houses the people lived in and what material they built the houses from. It gives us insight of how the people of the different civilizations lived and whether or not some were higher up on the social chain than others depending on the size of the house. Architecture and the sites of the houses help show how human cultures transformed from the Paleolithic Era to the Bronze Age. When human beings were first getting settling in Greece, they were nomadic people, meaning they did not live in one location permanently. During the Paleolithic and Mesolithic Periods, early humans lived in caves most notably the Franchthi Cave. This cave has been home to humans living through the Paleolithic through the Neolithic periods. The Franchthi cave is a true cavern, not a shallow rock shelter like the others during the Paleolithic era. The Franchthi cave is located on the side of a mountain in the Peloponnesus, in southern Greece a good distance away from the coast line. During the Paleolithic era occupation was small and periodic meaning that at the time the Franchthi cave was used for seasonal activities. The cave shows that early humans, did not create their own forms of housing, but instead used naturally forms of shelter to accommodate their living styles. Then when the period shifts to the late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, we start to see humans forming permanent villages. Sites at…
Back then, the people of the Paleolithic Age, used to hunt for their own food. They made their own weapons and organized troops to hunt down large animals. By having this routine, they have developed the necessary…
A shelter can range from a "natural shelter"; such as a cave or a fallen-down tree, to an intermediate form of man-made shelter such as a debris hut, a tree pit shelter, or a snow cave, to completely man-made structures such as a tarp, tent, or a longhouse.…
A shelter can range from a "natural shelter"; such as a cave or a fallen-down (cracked but not split) thickly-foliaged tree, to an intermediate form of man-made shelter such as a debris shelter, a ditch dug next to a tree log and covered with foliage, or a snow cave, to completely man-made structures such as a tarp, tent, or house.…