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important role in the life of the tribe. It was
women’s work
to care
for children, gather berries and wild plants, keep the
fire, cook and etc. That’s why
the generational tribe
community is called a
khakanate (matriarchy).
The Mesolithic Period. The Discovery of a Arrow and
Bow. Mesolithic is a Greek word - “Mezzos” means
middle;
“litos” means
a stone. Starting from the
12
th
millennium BC a
new era in the development of the tribal community began in
Azerbaijan.
The so called Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age
lasted till the VIII millennium BC. The arrow and bow
were invented in the Mesolithic Period. People could hunt
animals from a distance with the help of this weapon. They
achieved increasing food supply and began to tame animals.
There were also the first
agricultural skills in the Mesolithic
period. Thus, the transition from the appropriating
economy to
manufacturing industry was founded in the Mesolithic period.
Previously, people who collected and used the ready bounties
of nature had begun then to produce them immediately.
However, the formation of the manufacturing sector came to an
end a little bit later; i.e. in the New Stone Age.
The living conditions and occupation of population of
the Mesolithic period have been studied on the basis of
Gobustan monuments. People lived there starting
approximately from the 12
th
millennium BC. The flint and
labor tools made of bones were founded in Mesolithic
camps of Gobustan. At that time people used tools of very
small size (microliths). Microlith is a Greek word -
“Micro”
means
small; and
“litos” means
a stone. The arrowheads as
well as tools used in fishing were made of bones by people.
The arrowheads of small size relating to the
Mesolithic period
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were found in
Damjyly cave of Gazakh region. Elementary art
had considerably evolved in the Mesolithic period. The
paintings reflecting hunting scenes of people of this period
were engraved on Gobustan rocks.
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