The in habitants of the camp threw the inedible remains into
the watercourse to avoid the bad smell of putrefaction.
The men used the flint to hunt , a very sharp stone extracted
from a rock through the percussion.
Watercourse that flowed neaby the camp la Pineta.
The men were carognatori that is they profited from carcasses
of dead animals to eat their meat.
THE CAMP OF ISERNIA "LA PINETA"
3.
It was May 1979, when a photographer, Alberto Solinas,
vacationing in the Molise area, accidentally discovered alongside
the site of the new super-highway Napoli- Vasto under construction
and very close to downtown Isernia, what has been claimed Europe's
most important palae-anthropological discovery.
Through the escavations, the scholars have fixed that 730000
years ago the man lived in this area.
The main finds are humeri, pelves and tusks of elephant.
4.
Unfortunately, the man hasn't been found yet!
But the man of the Paleolithic Isernia, what did he look
like?
5.
Job
Munter and picker
Name
Homo Erectus - Homo Heidelbergensis
Date of birth
Paleolithic ( since 1.7 million to 50000 years ago)
Hometown
Africa - Asia - Europa
Weight
about 65 kg
Height
about 1.6 m.tall
Skull measure
800 - 1300 cc
Distinfuish marks
first hominid, small and long skull, thick marks on the
forehead, no chin, very developed molars.
THE PALEOLITHIC MAN'S IDENTITY CARD
6.
THE HABITAT
Habitat of grassland, with woods of broad leaves, olm ooks ,
ooks,birches chemist typical of a temperature damp climate.
The climate consisted of two seasons: one season arid and dry
the other one rainy. The reason were concentrated in two-three
months. In this period a blooming vegetation developed,in other
periods the habitat was like the African savannah.
The man probably lived in the place la pineta only in the
period when the area was rich in vegetation,nearby a
watercourse.
7.
The food was based on animal meat, on fish, but on natural food
too like fruits of wood, fruits of wild plants, roots, leaves and
edible tubers.
THE FOOD
8.
THE HUNTING
The men of the camp didn t practice the hunting regularly.The
men scholars suppose they were carognatori that is they carriedthe
dead animals neaby the camp and out them.They hunted small animals
using wooden and flint tools.The arms were too simple and small to
think they could use them for big animals.
9.
Its very probable that the prehistoric man would find
nearby
materials needed for the manufacturing of his tools.
THE TOOLS
10.
bisonte
goat
deer
ippopotamo
rinoceronte
ANIMALS OF LA PINETA
The researchers have found humeri, pelves, mandible, tusks and
teeth of big and small animals. A lot of bisons stones have been
found.Other animals are the rhino, the bear, the elephant,the deer
and the hippo. The man ate the meat of the bear and used the fur to
coverhimself. The remains of carnivorous animals,like lions and
hyenas, are very unusual, probably because the man didnt hunt
aggressive animals.
11.
At firsth scholars belived: it was a paving build by the man om
purpose to drain the marshland. 12. On the contrary, after in depth
studies they concluded that the manthrew the bones of animals into
the watercourse to avoid their putrefaction.