Monday, January 6, 2020

Neanderthal Toolmakers And Architects

The exhibit on Neanderthals examined their techniques on toolmaking, including specific pieces in display cases.


A small replica you could touch fascinated me: an enclosure of mammoth bones found in Moldova in 1928. It would be a formidable defensive structure and an unusual place to call a home.


This is a reconstruction of a Neanderthal cave habitat, based on a Spanish site that was inhabited 56 000 years ago.

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28 comments:

  1. Iris FlaviaJanuary 6, 2020 at 1:34 AM

    Amazing what they did achieve.

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  2. Francisco Manuel Carrajola OliveiraJanuary 6, 2020 at 4:08 AM

    Muito interessante.
    Um abraço e boa semana.

    Andarilhar
    Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
    O prazer dos livros

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  3. GattinaJanuary 6, 2020 at 4:38 AM

    We always think that we were the first to invent something and then we realize that it had been done thousands of years ago !

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  4. Jan K. alias AfanjaJanuary 6, 2020 at 5:15 AM

    They were already wonderfully intelligent and handy.
    I visited the cave of Lascaux and a view other sites during holidays in the region Dordogne in France.

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  5. RevrunnerJanuary 6, 2020 at 5:57 AM

    Boy am I glad tools have evolved. :-)

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  6. TomJanuary 6, 2020 at 6:22 AM

    ...every society has its own architects!

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  7. Greensboro Daily PhotoJanuary 6, 2020 at 6:46 AM

    I love learning about other cultures and times.

    Janis GDP

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  8. eileeninmdJanuary 6, 2020 at 7:10 AM

    Hello, what a cool exhibit. The model of the cave habitat is interesting. Happy Monday, wishing you a great day and a happy new week!

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  9. DJanJanuary 6, 2020 at 9:18 AM

    Thank you for educating me. I am glad you visit so many museums. :-)

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  10. RedPatJanuary 6, 2020 at 9:34 AM

    It is sad that they have disappeared.

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  11. Sallie (FullTime-Life)January 6, 2020 at 11:20 AM

    I like this kind of learning. I wonder if in the future people will view remnants of our civilization and wonder what it was like way back then. (Sometimes I wonder if “civilization” is even an accurate word for us right now.... at least for our country. Yours seems to be doing better.)

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  12. Marie SmithJanuary 6, 2020 at 12:19 PM

    Such an interesting exhibit. Thank you for sharing.

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  13. William KendallJanuary 6, 2020 at 12:33 PM

    @Iris: definitely.

    @Francisco: thanks.

    @Gattina: that's true.

    @Jan: I found this fascinating.

    @Revrunner: true!

    @Tom: indeed.

    @Janis: as do I.

    @Eileen: thanks!

    @DJan: me too.

    @RedPat: what would the world be like with them still here?

    @Sallie: that is true.

    @Marie: you're welcome.

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  14. MarleenJanuary 6, 2020 at 12:33 PM

    I find it amazing to learn what people were able to do back then.

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  15. Small City ScenesJanuary 6, 2020 at 3:59 PM

    Amazing!
    MB

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  16. DeniseinVAJanuary 6, 2020 at 6:09 PM

    Thanks for another fascinating exhibit. I always enjoy your photos.

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  17. carol l mckennaJanuary 6, 2020 at 6:59 PM

    Fascinating, indeed ~ very informative ^_^

    Happy Moments to You,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  18. KayJanuary 6, 2020 at 9:53 PM

    Interesting!

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  19. JeanieJanuary 6, 2020 at 10:18 PM

    We are so spoiled, aren't we?

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  20. William KendallJanuary 7, 2020 at 10:33 AM

    @Marleen: me too.

    @MB: indeed.

    @Denise: thanks.

    @Carol: thank you.

    @Kay: it was.

    @Jeanie: definitely.

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  21. KarlJanuary 7, 2020 at 11:05 AM

    A fascinating exhibit, William !

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  22. RosieJanuary 8, 2020 at 4:32 AM

    The enclosure made from mammoth bones is fascinating:)

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  23. Lowcarb team memberJanuary 10, 2020 at 5:30 PM

    I know others have also used this word …
    Fascinating …
    Another good post, thank you William.

    All the best Jan

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  24. JennJanuary 12, 2020 at 2:59 PM

    A mammoth fort!! Cool and impressive!

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