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Prehistory by Mike Prestwood.
Stories before 4004 BCE.
The epoch of wonder and the battle for survival.
Rediscovering our prehistoric roots.
MODE:
~
4 minutes
of short abstracts.
H1-Prehistory.
10 random key ideas.
1.
Writing didn’t appear fully formed. It evolved slowly as humans found ways to record, label, and preserve meaning beyond memory.
2.
Quote:
- Charles Darwin.
- 1859.
Meaning:
Survival belongs to organisms that respond effectively to change as environments shift over time.
3.
From History: circa 5,260 BCE
About 7,260 Years Ago someone created the Dispilio Tablet. Discovered in 1993 in the Neolithic Settlement of Dispilio in Greece. It is an ancient wooden tablet, etched with intricate symbols, yet to be deciphered,
4.
The earliest evidence of spirits is from China, around 7,000 BCE. The earliest traces of beer is 5000 BCE in Iran.
5.
Anthropology uncovers culture, and paleontology uncovers ancient life.
7.
Before instruments extended our vision, the universe was understood through naked-eye observation—the Sun, Moon, and five wandering planets set against a backdrop of stars that sometimes fell.
8.
When viewed over deep time, the idea of separate human origins fades, replaced by a simpler truth: we are one family that wandered.
9.
A new look at dividing up the paleolithic era switches from lower, middle, and upper to Stone, Fire, Cultural, Symbolic, Cognitive, and prehistory ending specifically at 4,000 BCE.
Done. Refresh for another set.
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Writing and coding by Michael Alan Prestwood.
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Writing and coding by Michael Alan Prestwood.
