Week5

No single feature proves symbolic intent.

• need shared cultural framework

From primates to hominins(古人类)

• homo sapiens(智人)(300,000 years ago)

Funerary behaviour

• Primary / secondary burial
• Grave goods
  • items belonging to the deceased
  • gifts from mourners
  • items from ritual activities
  • Reasons: sentimental; use in afterlife; prevent returning; reflect deeds
• Prevent Vampires
• other type: cremation, mummification, curation, dismemberment, …

Palaeolithic = Old Stone Age（旧石器时代）
Middle Palaeolithic

• various hominins
  Upper Palaeolithic
• humans