Considered a stage in the history of humanity between the years 10,000 BC and 3,000 BC Although the dates may vary according to the regions, because its process did not occur synchronously. We are talking about the Neolithic, most characteristic tools, activities, activities and inventions.
neolithic tools
The tools were cutting type knives and axes made with polished stones that made them more resistant. They also looked arrow and spear tips. The sickle was used a lot in agricultural work, it looked like the current one but they were made entirely of wood. That sickle had fragments of stones stacked in the shape of a tooth where the current one has the edge.
Other Neolithic tool is the hoes, which was very similar to the axe, its head was pointed instead of having it sharp. The purpose of this instrument was to make holes in the ground to place seeds there. Ax handles, arrowheads, spears, and hoe handles were made of either bone or wood.
The grain was ground in rudimentary mills that were like a kind of mortar made from a large, flattened stone. The action of this mortar crushed the grain. In addition, the spindles were used in the manufacture of dresses. Textile fibers and looms were spun with them.
Typical Neolithic Activities
Typical Neolithic activities include:
- The predatory economy ceased to exist to become a producer. They were no longer dedicated to hunting and gathering, they began to domesticate animals and plant plants.
- Agriculture began to be the main economy of the Neolithic, it was harvested, thus ensuring food for the majority of the population. Part of the grain also began to be reserved for trade or for a future harvest.
- Animals began to be domesticated, which little by little became part of the daily life of humans. In addition, it was a great food resource and useful for work.
- The first villages that lived in the open were formed, due to this the population began to hierarchize and those elites that emerged were the ones that controlled food production.
- The tasks began to specialize for the manufacture of tools or ceramics. There were merchants or other trades that were dedicated to carrying out specific tasks.
- Agricultural surpluses and handicrafts were marketed. Trade was what drove development.
neolithic inventions
One of the inventions from the Neolithic was the one of the pottery (making plates, bowls, pots, etc., with clay). All these containers were used to store liquids and food.
The wheel It was another of his inventions, it appeared at the end of the period. It was used to perform agricultural tasks and to make pottery. Then it began to be used for transportation.
Also they invented the spindle and the looma machine made of wood and used for weaving.
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