- The Historical Process of Mankind (XI)
From a near, modern and contemporary perspective, Europe as a whole can temporarily represent the highest level of human development. Therefore, most of the human historical processes described here are from the perspective of Europeans, although in fact African and Asian human beings were born much earlier than them, but it does not affect our linear view of the historical process of mankind.
Spain and France were the two countries where Western scientists discovered the most ancient human remains, about 30,000 years ago.
The earliest humans found in Europe belonged to at least two distinct populations. One of them has a huge head and a tall figure, which is already a very advanced human race. And more in line with the North American Indians, known as the "Krumanu".
The remains of another population, found in Grimadi's caves, have distinctly black ethnic traits. Closest to them were the Hottendus and Bushmans of South Africa.
They all know how to paint the body, collect shells to string into necklaces, and also carve patterns, and make tools that are breathtakingly exquisite.
They first made their living by hunting a small, long-bearded wild horse, but also preyed on bison and set traps for mammoths. It can be seen from some paintings that the wild horse has been tamed, but is too small to ride.
They live in tents made of animal skins, but they can't cook, and they don't have the concept of farming or weaving.
In this way, which lasted for more than 100 centuries, the European climate began to become humid, people and animals migrated north to east, grasslands were replaced by forests, and red deer replaced wild horses.
Humans are increasingly dependent on fish and shrimp in rivers and lakes, and bone tools are increasing. The level of bone needles in this period was not reached by people before the Renaissance.
About 15,000 to 12,000 years ago, a new population, the Azil people, migrated to southern Spain and left behind a large number of rock paintings that have been amazing. It can be seen that they will use bows and arrows; they can even use simple symbols to represent things, which can be seen as the bud of words.
They were the last people of the Paleolithic age!
About 10,000 years ago, a group of people appeared on the land of Europe who could both sharpen tools and grind tools, and who also knew how to farm and work. The "Neolithic Age" is coming.