Instruments of labor of primitive people. Appearance, use

The beginning of the history of the formation of human society is marked by that far time when the first tools of primitive man began to appear. Our ancestors (Australopithecus), engaged in collecting, did not use any objects - neither untreated nor processed.

Instruments of labor of primitive people. Prerequisites for the emergence

According to a number of scientists, the great apes (human ancestors) who migrated to the earth from trees, during the survival and struggle for existence, used sticks and stones, "processed" by nature, to protect themselves from predatory animals. Subsequently, the found objects were also used for food production. At first, they were used only as needed, and after use were discarded. But in the course of biological development and the continued accumulation of experience, humanoid monkeys became increasingly convinced that not always the necessary tools can be easily found. This, in turn, led to the idea that the objects needed by the ancestors should somehow be preserved. In addition, there was a need to use more convenient items. As a result, the tools of primitive people instead of temporary ones became permanent. Together with this gradually the ancestors began to accumulate and store the found objects.

The tools of the primitive man

In this or that situation, it was not always possible to find objects that would be convenient to break a nut, for example, or to strike an effective blow to the enemy, or to dig up a root or tuber in the ground. Gradually anthropoid apes begin to understand the need to give the instruments of labor the necessary form. So began to appear processed objects. It should be said that the tools of labor of primitive people processed had little difference from the ones found in nature.

With the passage of time, experience began to accumulate, the ancient ancestors began to make a manual small chopper. This subject has long been a universal tool of the work of primitive people and was used in a wide variety of activities. Among the wooden objects, a stick digger with a pointed end was widely used. With its help, ancient people dug out larvae, roots, tubers from the ground. A little later there was a club and a mace. For a long time, the first was used as a shock, and the second as a throwing gun. These items were used in gathering, hunting, and protecting against predator attacks. A little later, a primitive man makes a spear. Gradually, it replaced the club and club. Together with the chisel, various tools made of stone appear and become quite common. So, there are scrapers, bumpers, knives, disks, spikers, tips for spears, incisors and so on.

How the tools of primitive people were made

Simple objects were complete. They were made from one stone or wooden piece. Subsequently, began to appear composite products. So, at the end of the spear began to attach a flint, and then a bone tip, using a leather strap as a latch. Wooden handles were attached to the chippers. Such tools became the prototype of a hoe, a hammer, an ax.