Prehistoric People

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There are many myths of the prehistoric people however; most of them are untrue facts. The myths of prehistoric people have been around for centuries claming that cave men and women were dumb, carried clubs, and lived in caves. Prehistoric people however were none of these things. They were intelligent, used different varieties of tools, and lived in several types of housing. Comics, cartoons, and movies give the public an impression of what they believe the prehistoric days were. However I set to prove them wrong!

Many Comics portray the cave people as being wild barbaric stupid human beings. For example, in the Tampa Tribune in the comic section, there is a comic titled B.C. this tells of two dumb cave men with no sense of direction about life. My point proved, the public has it totally wrong! Cave men and women were not dumb but very intelligent and creative. The prehistoric people had to use the limited resources they had like stone, animal skin, and bones. They did not have the technology and supplies we have today. They made tools out of the stone and bone and used it to hunt, cut, and skin their animals. Also they had to protect themselves from predators. This took some skill and common sense to devise a plan to defeat the enemy. Prehistoric people were not dumb but intelligent human beings.

Many people believe that cave men and women lived just in caves but there wrong! The prehistoric people were very smart they adapted to their environment. For example, if they lived in the planes they made their homes out of twigs and branches. If they lived in the mountains they lived in caves. In the East where animals were plentiful they used animal skin on there tents. They also used animal skin as protection in the winter when it would get to below freezing temperatures. As you can see the cave men and women were very resourceful.

Cartoons such as “The Flintstones” give the public the idea of what prehistoric times were l...