Mesolithic People Vs Paleolithic People
How Mesolithic People Were More Advanced Than Palaeolithic People.
The Mesolithic people were more advanced than the Palaeolithic people in many ways, including weaponry, lifestyle, hunting etc.
The Palaeolithic era lasted between 2.5 million B.C to 12 thousand B.C, to when the last ice glaciers melted and agriculture began, bringing in the Mesolithic era, which lasted between 12 thousand B.C to 8 thousand B.C.
Even though the Palaeolithic had the longer era and discovered and created stone tools, Mesolithic people had more advanced tools than the previous stone age. Using materials such as: deer antler, animals bones and little pieces of flint, known as microliths. Evidence shows that the antlers of the deer were used for tools that possibly have been used for digging. Animal bones were turned into tools for hunting purposes such as hooks for fishing, whereas the microliths were used to provide light weight tips for arrows and spears. …show more content…
The earlier Paleolithic people used variety of stone tools, some including hand axes and choppers. Although they’ve appeared to have used the axes more often, discussion varies whether they used axes for cutting wood and such, or if they threw them, serving as “killer frisbees”, at creatures or herds, to stun one of them for hunting. They might’ve even been used as self defense weaponry against predators.
Paleolithic tools such as the chopper or scrapers were most likely used for skinning and/or butchering different animals and creatures, due to the sharps tips of this
The Mesolithic people were more advanced than the Palaeolithic people in many ways, including weaponry, lifestyle, hunting etc.
The Palaeolithic era lasted between 2.5 million B.C to 12 thousand B.C, to when the last ice glaciers melted and agriculture began, bringing in the Mesolithic era, which lasted between 12 thousand B.C to 8 thousand B.C.
Even though the Palaeolithic had the longer era and discovered and created stone tools, Mesolithic people had more advanced tools than the previous stone age. Using materials such as: deer antler, animals bones and little pieces of flint, known as microliths. Evidence shows that the antlers of the deer were used for tools that possibly have been used for digging. Animal bones were turned into tools for hunting purposes such as hooks for fishing, whereas the microliths were used to provide light weight tips for arrows and spears. …show more content…
The earlier Paleolithic people used variety of stone tools, some including hand axes and choppers. Although they’ve appeared to have used the axes more often, discussion varies whether they used axes for cutting wood and such, or if they threw them, serving as “killer frisbees”, at creatures or herds, to stun one of them for hunting. They might’ve even been used as self defense weaponry against predators.
Paleolithic tools such as the chopper or scrapers were most likely used for skinning and/or butchering different animals and creatures, due to the sharps tips of this