Internet Exercises

Chapter 10: Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic

1. To experience some of the world's most magnificent Upper Paleolithic art, access the site of the French Ministry of Culture at http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en (presented in English as well as French). Take a virtual tour of Chauvet cave, discovered in 1994, which contains the earliest cave art so far dated. Answer the following questions after touring the site: When and by whom was the cave discovered? How were the drawings proved authentic? What animals are represented here? What tool-making tradition is associated with the cave? When were the paintings done? What is the significance of Chauvet?
   
   
2. Visit the website for the Charlie Lake Cave excavation at http://www2.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/bc/clc_src/CL000001.HTM. What can this site tell us about Canadian Paleoindian peoples? What was the scope of human activity at the site?
   
   
3. Visit the website for the Debert Site at http://museum.gov.ns.ca/places/debert/debert.htm. What is the significance of the flute or channel found on these distinctive Paleoindian points?