What Did The Upper Paleolithic Period Eat

Cultural Anthropology

What did the people of the Upper Paleolithic period eat and how did they obtain this food?

The Upper Paleolithic Period includes the period of time during which anatomically

modern human became behaviorally modern humans, dating between 40,000 and

10,000 years ago. The term Paleolithic refers to “Old Sone Age” while “Upper”

references to the later part of this period.

Most people from the Upper Paleolithic period lived in abundant and rich food

resources areas which made it possible for them to consume big game. Technology

indicates early modern Homo Sapiens were excellent hunters. Many sites contain vast

amounts of bones from mammoths and other animals, both large and small.