Question

1) As you read the textbook, you will see many cultural innovations of the Upper Paleolithic discussed.

New tool/blade technology

Seasonal exploitation of resources

Use of new materials

Burials

Art

Trade networks

Personal adornment

Complex social networks

Domestication of the dog

2) Choose 4 of these innovations.

3) Using your textbook information and at least two other sources from the library or Internet, research the four cultural innovations you have chosen.

4) Write an essay which includes the following:

Briefly describe the four cultural innovations.

Identify the archaeological site(s) the cultural innovations were found.

Describe the cultural significance of the developments to the Upper Paleolithic.

Discuss how the four cultural innovations have carried through to modern culture.

Cite your sources.

Your essay should include an introduction paragraph with a thesis statement, a body, and a conclusion paragraph. The essay should be 2 - (750 words). Your reader/audience is the general public.

Your essay should be free of spelling and grammar errors. You must properly document all reference sources using in-text source citations and including a Reference list at the end of your essay in APA format.

You must have at least three references sources - one of which can be your textbook.

Textbook: Title: Images of the Past (7th Edition),Author: Feinman/Price,ISBN: 978007803497,McGraw-Hill Online Resource