- What was the way of life of the nomads of prehistory?
- Feeding
- Custom
- Society
- Language
- living place
- References
The nomads of prehistory lived as hunter-gatherers, they did not have a fixed place to settle and periodically they moved and settled in different areas for a very short time. These communities carried out gathering activities and hunted for survival.
The groups that mobilized according to the seasons were classified as semi-nomads, since their periods of stability in one place were longer and occasionally they returned to the same points.
The amount of time a community could last in one place depended on factors such as the availability of food or the weather.
What was the way of life of the nomads of prehistory?
Feeding
Because they did not have the possibility to settle for a long time in one place, the nomads only engaged in the practice of hunting and gathering food such as wild fruits and eggs.
The sum of supplies gave them the possibility to settle for a certain time and supply the community with meat and skins of the species available in the place where they arrived. Animal meat is a fundamental part of their diet.
Custom
Those members of the community who had special abilities had the possibility to share their knowledge with other members.
The development of weapons and tools was a fundamental part of the survival of the species. The women make pieces of clay and ceramics that were used for harvesting.
They were very good at developing the technique and through their artistic manifestations reflected their veneration of the dead and the emergence of a religious sentiment. The exploration was fundamental for the population of the earth, as they were looking for new territories to know.
They conserved the fire provided by nature through lightning and fires, which kept them protected from the cold, served for cooking food and for the production of cutting edges.
The domain of fire arises during the Paleolithic through the friction of wood or the percussion of pyrite or flint.
Society
Family groups were made up of a large number of members. Cooperation is presumed to take place through activities such as hunting and gathering.
The attribution of functions within the tribe or community begins to generate what will later be developed as a system.
The number of members could be limited by factors related to the type of habitat. The capacity of the caves or the amount of resources, forced the members to establish a maximum number of members in the group.
Language
Originally there was no other way to communicate other than with gestures and sounds. The use of hands to send messages was part of the language used by nomadic man in prehistory.
As there is no precision in the message, it is established as a means of communication in emergency situations.
living place
They are completely dependent on animal skins and caves. Generally, they used to locate caves with access to sunlight.
Some tribes used to build temporary huts with branches that covered with skins, which were frequently found near lakes and rivers.
References
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