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The following 17 blogs detail my theory about the early development of basketry during the Paleolithic era up to the start of civilization. As early as 2-3 million years ago, Homo habilis who made the first stone tools, the Oldowan tools, was also aware of a method for weaving natural fibers into sturdy objects, such as baskets, that could be used for gathering and carrying food. As I show in these blogs, Homo habilis lived in close proximity to Weaverbirds who wove elaborate and sophisticated nests out of the natural fibers found on the savanna where hominins and the birds both lived. I believe the example of the Weaverbirds led to the development of basket weaving by hominins which may have taken hundreds of thousands of years to develop.
I also believe that basket weaving technology became quite sophisticated by the Neolithic era and because of that, it was a critical factor in the birth of the world's first civilizations.
Unfortunately, fiber evidence decays so proving this is difficult. Yet by piecing together various strands of other types of evidence, it appears quite likely that this technology did develop and developed quite early in the development of human beings and continued to develop. These 14 blogs are an attempt to show how that happened.
"It is likely that this phenomenon of accelerated brain expansion in the human lineage was due to the ability of hominins to access higher quality food resources through the use of technology, which allowed for a decreased gut size and increased brain size."
Schick, Kathy, and Toth, Nicholas. "THE OLDOWAN: Case Studies into the Earliest Stone Age." Stoneage Institute Publication Series, Schick, Kathy and Toth, Nicholas (Eds.). Stone Age Institute and Indiana University, Stone Age Institute Press, p. 35.
This blog details the unique part of the human brain, the prefrontal cortex, that allowed/allows hominins to plan and consider different actions in the future.
This is my most popular blog which has recorded 7,500 pageviews.
Human Biology:
Animal Senses Compared to
the Human Sense of Time
Animal Senses Compared to
the Human Sense of Time
Understanding processes is key to understanding early human development, Processes operate sequentially in time and require planning. The ability to implement processes and then expand and develop those processes to more sophisticated levels is one of the principal characteristics of human culture.
The Importance of Processes
in the Paleolithic Era
The use of processes was shared by the entire tribe. So it was not just men making stone tools, but women gathering food in baskets and children learning the language of processes.
The Tribal-Wide Use of Processes
in the Paleolithic Era
Fossil evidence shows that Homo habilis and Weaverbirds lived during the same time period, about 2 million years ago, in the Olduvai Gorge.
Paleolithic Evidence Shows
That Homo Habilis
Could Have Learned Weaving
From Weaverbirds (Ploceidae)
Evidence from contemporary hunter-gatherers combined with knowledge about the savanna environment point to a hominin awareness of Weaverbird nests.
Evidence That Paleolithic Hominins
Lived in Close Association
With Weaverbirds
and Their Basket Making Skills
Starting with basket weaving, basketry and weaving developed into a powerful and diverse technology that would be used to make a wide range of items including shoes, clothes, hats, mats, fences, roofs, houses, boats, and even bridges.
Evidence for a Basket Weaving
and Woven-Fiber Technology
in the Paleolithic Era
The invention of right-angle construction in basketry and then in other areas, allowed an explosion of a diverse number of items from small to large, from sandals to houses and boats. This was a major breakthrough in human evolution that probably began tens of thousands of years ago. Later it was critical for the emergence of sophisticated civilizations such as ancient Egypt and Sumer/Babylon.
The Invention
of Right-Angle Construction
in the Paleolithic Era
This article outlines ideas about the history of viewing basket-weaving as a technology, ideas that were rejected for almost 100 years, and then finally accepted after irrefutable evidence was found. It then outlines my new ideas that take the origins of this technology much further back into the past.
The History and Final Acceptance
of a Rejected Idea:
Basket-Weaving in the Paleolithic Era
of a Rejected Idea:
Basket-Weaving in the Paleolithic Era
A 60-page exploration of gender bias that affected research into 'women's arts' in the Paleolithic era. The blog focuses on Native American Indian basketry, made by women, that often was quite similar to Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic cultures in Europe but was discounted because it was 'women's work'.
Overcoming Gender Bias in Paleolithic Research:
Gender Bias May Have Prevented
Paleolithic Basket-Weaving Technology
from Being Recognized and Accepted https://deconstructingtime.blogspot.com/2020/12/overcoming-gender-bias-in-paleolithic.html
Gender Bias May Have Prevented
Paleolithic Basket-Weaving Technology
from Being Recognized and Accepted https://deconstructingtime.blogspot.com/2020/12/overcoming-gender-bias-in-paleolithic.html
New evidence suggests that early basket-making may have begun 2 million years ago. Early humans who traveled many miles to obtain certain kinds of stones, may have used baskets to help bring the stones back
New Evidence:
Basket Making May Have Begun
2 Million Years Ago
Basket Making May Have Begun
2 Million Years Ago
Educational programs from kindergarten to seniors in high school show cognitive learning involved with basketry.
Basket-Weaving Education
and Its Cognitive Aspects
and Its Cognitive Aspects
The Babylonian map of the sky became the model for a grid on Earth and on Mars and was used to navigate the Mars Rover.
Ancient Babylonian Science
Guided the Mars Rover to Its Landing
Guided the Mars Rover to Its Landing
Basket weaving "can't get no respect." It is a joke on college campuses. Replace the term with woven-fiber technology that will cover a variety of woven-fiber constructions.
Replace the Term 'Basket Weaving'
With the Term 'Woven-Fiber Technology'
With the Term 'Woven-Fiber Technology'
The world's first civilization of Sumer and Egypt needed basket weaving technology to become established.
The Importance of
Basket Weaving Technology
for the World's First Civilizations
Basket Weaving Technology
for the World's First Civilizations
Mesopotamian Ancient Basket Weaving Technology
and the Sumerian Reed Industry
and the Sumerian Reed Industry
A Nature Journal Article Validates
Rick Doble's Hypothesis
About Paleo Woven-Fiber Technology
Rick Doble's Hypothesis
About Paleo Woven-Fiber Technology
The Illustrated Theory
of Paleo Basket-Weaving Technology
by Rick Doble
of Paleo Basket-Weaving Technology
by Rick Doble
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