Essays on Prehistory

Surviving winter in the Late Woodland period in Ohio was a daunting task. The period is dated between AD 450 – AD 1000, time of great innovation evidenced by the creation of the bow and arrow (Lepper, 2005). Also, trade was abandoned as well the construction of large burial mounds. I am going to highlight some of the cultural practices and tools which played a key role in ensuring that safety was guaranteed in the harsh weather. Keen insight into the technology, economy and basic human biology will be offered in an effort to show their application in the era. ...

In What Ways Were the Romans Heirs to the Greek Civilization?

Introduction There is a consensus among scholars that the major influences of the Roman culture were the Greeks. Among the major proponents for this theory are authors, Roy Matthews, Dewitt Platt and Thomas Noble; and the renowned historian, Eugen Weber. In their book, ‘The Western Humanities, Volume 1: Beginnings through the Renaissance,’ Matthews, Platt and Noble developed the idea that Western culture, which developed from the Romans, was actually a product of the Hellenistic culture that dominated the Mediterranean region in the past (Matthews, Platt, & Noble, 2010). Similarly, in his video instructional series, ‘The Western Tradition,’ Eugen Weber presented ...

Abrigo do Lagar Velho is a rock-shelter in the Portuguese valley that is famous for the stratigraphic range of the Upper Paleolithic human occupations within that area.

Absolute dating technique (chronometric dating) refers to the process of revealing the age on a certain time scale.

Acclimatization is the response of an organism to a gradual change in environmental conditions by adjusting and sustaining within these changes. Acheulian (Acheulean) is a tool made of stone that had round cutting edges and was used during the Lower Palaeolithic era.

Adolescent growth spurt refers to the sharp growth in height and weight rates t during adolescence.

Aegyptopithecus refers to the extinct primate of the Oligocene Period, resembling a modern-day lemur, whose fossils were found in Egypt. Afar Triangle is the region that is part of the ...

Rock Art and Human Culture

Koonalda cave is located in the southern part of Australia in the Nullarbor Plains. This locations is a significant study into human cultures in the prehistory periods, while it highlights the different associations essential to influence human development through art and cultural. The Koonalda Cave supports and helps the archeology community in Australia to relate the importance of the cave to the Mirning people. It is value is located and shared among its features of art and drawings or curving on the walls of the cave. It is through research that the community used the cave for art and ...

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Decoration of the porcelain

The Chinese have created different styles, plans and systems of enhancing porcelain since their assembly. The porcelains went from family rice dishes to vessels utilized as a part of magnificent customs. The Cloisonné was first not well known to local people as it was considered to have no taste and disgusting. As time advanced, the Chinese started to like the Cloisonné and it developed to be extremely well known, it was portrayed by glossy, enhancements, which were multi shaded, it was embraced for use in the sanctuary and royal residences. Metal vessels were utilized to deliver The Cloisonné ...

Introduction

The amount of views concerning the theme is enormous. Still, frankly speaking, we support the idea that this kind of salary surely has a tough interconnection with an unemployment rate. In such a way, today, we are going to prove this according to the following plan: 1) The prehistory of the aforementioned phenomena; 2) Problems caused by minimum wages; 3) The ways when unemployment can be healed up; 4) What is the direct relationship amid minimum wages and unemployment? These were four huge questions and issues we will be capable of discussing in this research. Now, let us go ...

The Southern Neolithic is assumed to have partaken in agriculture. Archaeobotany, which is the study of archaeological plant remains, is being undertaken with the view of trying to understand prehistoric agriculture and cultural evolution of South Asian agriculture, especially in India. The first observation of plant remains in this region was made by Foote, who observed the impressions of preserved straw discovered in the Budikamana ashmound near Kudatini in Bellary district (Settar, S., & Korisettar, R., 2002, 194). Foote identified this as the great millet Sorghum bicolor, although it’s still not clear how he came up with this conclusion ...

With the rapid advance of today’s technologically rooted world, a logical question to ask is whether we are in control of the technology, or the technology is in control of us? It seems every day a new advancement has been made, whether it concerns something as big as a space shuttle or something as small as a microchip. Moreover, all of these advancements affect our lives and can be challenging to stay knowledgeable about. Could it be that technology is already advancing beyond the scope of our human brains, and will continue to do so? The answer is no. The human brain ...

Dear Venessa,

Hi Venessa, I hope you are doing great together with your family and friends. I am fine and thanking you for your last letter. I am happy to hear of the progress that you are making in your academics and general physical wellness. I also hope that all your friends are okay and that the relationships that you have are healthy and doing well. I have come to appreciate interpersonal relationships and the role they play in making life worthwhile. It does not matter the closeness of the persons involved but rather what they share in terms of characteristics ...

Global Restructuring and the Impact on Women in the Service Industry

The role of women in the service industry exemplifies the struggle they undergo, both physically and mentally, in order to satisfy and comply with their employer’s wishes. In the process, they are degraded, rebuked, discriminated, paid less, made to work more, and dispensed with. Toward the end of the twentieth century, and the beginning of the twenty-first century, the world witnessed a surge in social-economic and socio-political changes that instigated changes to challenge and compete in a globalized world. Women were recognized for their contribution to science & technology, arts and humanities. Inequality gave way to equality and men and women ...

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Thesis Statement The current research proposal is aiming to structure the main ideas of the research paper that will compare the culture that produced Venus de Willendfor and the one that Produced Barbie doll, focusing on explaining why such a comparison is necessary and why writing about it is necessary. The research paper will gravitate around the idea that Venus of Willendorf, as well as Barbie Dolls constitute popular culture representations of the feminine ideal of their time.

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Importance of writing about the topic I consider important writing about this topic, as it elaborates on the feminine identity ...

Examining the lives of women in the past is a difficult task as their voices are usually well concealed. As we take more and more distance from the present this task becomes even more difficult and in many cases historians still disagree. This short essay will attempt to briefly summarize the context of women’s lives, roles and status from prehistory until the Early Renaissance, in 1500 C.E. The Prehistory of humans is one period for which little is known. Without written sources to guide us and with few other remnants we can only speculate about the lives of ...

Studies that have been done using research to better understand the human consciousness have added to the knowledge of sociology, anthropology, and religious studies as well as other disciplines. Walsh and Grob point out that More than 1,000 clinical reports documented a wide array of psychological effects and therapeutic possibilities . . . findings included insight into the stubs of consciousness, the unconscious, and the relationship of different schools of psychology, motivation, self-actualization, spirituality, psychotherapy and adjunctive therapies. (1413) Roger Walsh is a Professor of Psychiatry, Philosophy and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of California in Irvine. He and his collaborators ...

Anthropology

Medical Anthropology: Critical, Interpretive and Biocultural Approaches

The study of biomedicine and the study of anthropology have some obvious similarities but they also have some interesting and not so obvious differences. According to Wiley and Allen (2009) the similarities include one very basic reality; each human being, wherever they live and whoever they look to for help during ill health are very much the same. Anthropology is a discipline that investigates the nature and causes of human variation and those aspects of life that are common to all of humanity. Anthropologists seek to understand similarities and differences in behavior ...

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The status, roles and lives of women have been changing from pre history. At the begging, women were equivalent to men in all ways, except taking care of the households. This gave both of them the same value in the society. Since pre history was a period of hunting and gathering, the social distinction of wealth and property did not exist. Every member of the family contributed towards the survival of the community. For example, men went hunting for large animals while women collected fruits, nuts and roots making them rely on each other. The society also encouraged equality by ...