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Arthur J. Jelinek
Arthur J. Jelinek (July 19, 1928 – January 10, 2022) was an American anthropologist specializing in the Eurasian paleolithic. Early years Jelinek was born in Chicago but grew up in a suburb, La Grange, Illinois, La Grange, attending Lyons Township High School. After high school, he entered the U.S. Marines. Education Jelinek briefly attended the Colorado School of Mines before transferring to the University of New Mexico, from which he obtained a B.A. degree in 1952. In 1960, he got his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, studying under James Bennett Griffin, James Griffin. His dissertation was on an American archaeological topic, ''An Archaeological Survey of the Middle Pecos River Valley and the Adjacent Llanos Estacado''. Professional career Jelinek taught at Beloit College, the University of Chicago, and the University of Michigan. His final years were spent at the University of Arizona, where he was a professor and professor emeritus. Although primarily an expert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paleolithic
The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (), also called the Old Stone Age (from Greek: παλαιός '' palaios'', "old" and λίθος ''lithos'', "stone"), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone tools, and which represents almost the entire period of human prehistoric technology. It extends from the earliest known use of stone tools by hominins, 3.3 million years ago, to the end of the Pleistocene, 11,650 cal BP. The Paleolithic Age in Europe preceded the Mesolithic Age, although the date of the transition varies geographically by several thousand years. During the Paleolithic Age, hominins grouped together in small societies such as bands and subsisted by gathering plants, fishing, and hunting or scavenging wild animals. The Paleolithic Age is characterized by the use of knapped stone tools, although at the time humans also used wood and bone tools. Other organic commodities were adapted for use as tools, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
