Introduction to Prehistory
-Prehistory is the period that lasts from the origin of the human speecies until the appearance of writting.
What does Palaeolithic mean?
-Is the time that humans were namads and lived from hunting and gathering.
What is Atapuerca? Why is it important?
-The deposits Sierra de Atapuerca are known from the late nineteenth century. In the fifties the Edelweiss Speleological Group (TG), Burgos, began cataloging and mapping the Cueva Mayor. In 1962, members of the EGE report the existence of fossil fuels in the Trench Railway authorities.
Where is it? -They are very old caves, with paint.
What can you find there? -The old paints of the humans that lived there ( in the caves )
