by Rix Quinn
Sometimes I wonder how our ancient ancestors survived without foods like breakfast cereal and ice cream. But maybe they didn’t realize what they were missing, because prehistoric television commercials got such poor reception.
Seriously, consider the Paleolithic period, which covers about 2.5 million years. Up until 12,000 years ago, these folks were hunters and gatherers. They wandered around, searching for fruit, vegetables, and slow animals that looked tasty.
Their housing was basic. They lived in huts, teepees, or caves. However, without pest exterminators, you can guess the size of cave bugs that crawled over them. Yuck!
Anyway, about this time some genius found a way to start a fire. He – or she – heated some meat over it.
Wow, that tasted lots better than raw gristle. And it didn’t make them quite as sick.
Nobody knows who first invented fire, or how. There’s speculation that some cave dude rubbed two sticks together, or created sparks with flint stones.
Today, I can simply rub two sticks together. I call them “matches.”
Soon, people realized flames could keep them warm, improve food flavor, and light the evening. They sat around those fires and invented chants they later called “songs for summer camp.”
These people may have been humankind’s first artists. They made paint from animal fat, tree sap, and bone meal. Then, they drew humans, animals, and strange designs on cave walls.
Some of this cave art is still around. Because it’s on the walls, museums can’t display it.
But back then, it probably improved a cave’s resale value.
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