Creating shared stories (religion, folklore) that allowed thousands of strangers to cooperate toward a single goal. 2. Tools as Creative Expression
Creativity allowed humans to inhabit nearly every ecosystem on Earth. When faced with the Ice Age, we didn't wait to evolve fur; we "invented" needles from bone to sew tailored clothing. When big game became scarce, we invented the bow and arrow. This is the hallmark of human evolution. Creativity in Human Evolution and Prehistory
(like the "Lion-Man" or Venus figurines) When faced with the Ice Age, we didn't
Around 70,000 to 50,000 years ago, humans underwent what many call the "Upper Paleolithic Revolution." While our physical brains had been roughly the same size for much longer, our behavior shifted. We began using —the ability to let one thing represent another. This allowed for: (like the "Lion-Man" or Venus figurines) Around 70,000