by AMBER TRAHAN

The Life of a Neanderthal

amber_trahan — 2014-05-28 16:09:14 UTC

By Amber Trahan

P.2

Morning

amber_trahan — 2014-05-28 16:12:30 UTC

Between 500,000 and 30,000 years ago a Neanderthal was a child at a squatting place.

Mid Morning

amber_trahan — 2014-05-28 16:18:44 UTC

The 'Old Man' is making flints while the women get more fuel for fire and the children gather food.

Afternoon

amber_trahan — 2014-05-28 16:21:37 UTC

The women are prepping skins for clothing and bedding while the 'old man' chased off or killed any young males that was a threat to his dominance as a leader.

Evening

amber_trahan — 2014-05-28 16:26:48 UTC

Since it is hard to hunt do to our stocky body's, we sit around the fire and eat fruits along with the dead raw animals we children had found earlier. The women are constantly gathering fire fuel and we may have just discovered a type of 'wedding' between people. They broke off to form their own group of 5 to 10 later. We're carving tools out of bones.

Night

amber_trahan — 2014-05-28 16:30:50 UTC

We all gather around a fire. We have to keep safe from predators. The 'Old Man' is almost 35 years of age. He should be dying soon or another young man should be taking his place soon. Maybe it will be me to take his place. Tomorrow will be no different from today. We might have a language started but I'm not sure.