What Fiero does well

Fiero visits each time period and conducts a chronological review of the creative legacy left behind by each culture with respect to the collective survival of other cultures that came after. The author also presents artifacts that serve as evidence for her arguments. First of all, Fiero begins by talking about the Paleolithic Age. She covers the progress of humans during these periods and the advancements they made in various areas. For instance, humans during this period began by making tools from bones and stones, which shows the ability of humans during this period – Homo habilis. Later on, humans would make advancements in making tools, especially by the humanoid group known as homo Erectus. A more advanced Homo sapiens became more advanced socially, becoming the predecessors of modern-day man. Homo sapiens were more advanced in that they began practicing social rites such as burying their dead with food and flowers. Through her coverage of different humanoid groups, Fiero seeks to make the reader understand that the Paleolithic culture left behind a legacy of creativity in the making of tools for cultures that came after them. Fiero also concludes that the Mesolithic era left the legacy of agriculture. This is because the earliest form of agriculture can be traced to the Mesolithic period. According to Fiero, humans living during the Mesolithic period used tools made out of stone to farm and carry out other agricultural activities. The agricultural revolution of the Mesolithic period set the stage for the Mesolithic period, which saw the establishment and legacy of settled lifestyles by humans. In her coverage of human history, Fiero illustrates a domino effect of cultures having a significant impact on the development of forthcoming cultures.

Fiero’s research is supported by artifacts which she presents in her book. Fiero uses illustrations and drawings in caves to show the cultural significance of tool-making in early human societies. The author states that the human hand was responsible for most of the artistic illustrations in early human cultures. This shows the significance of the hand as an apparatus for making weapons and tools. Additionally, Fiero believes that people of the Paleolithic period had strong beliefs in the spiritual essence of forces of nature. The Heracles myth also reveals the relevance of this concept in Paleolithic culture. In the myth of Heracles, their third labor was to capture a deer that was swift and had golden horns so that it could be brought to Tiryns. Rather than hunting the deer and killing it, the Heracles chased it until it became exhausted and laid down. The deer was then captured and brought to Tiryns without being wounded. The Heracles myth also leads Fiero to believe that people of the Paleolithic period were animists and harbored the belief that all forms of life were precious. The presentation of these evidences makes Fiero’s research reliable and accurate. In other words, her connection of activities and events illustrate the cause and effect of all cultures during the Stone Age period of human evolution.

What Fiero Should have included

While Fiero’s work is credible and reliable by most accounts, she leaves out a number of significant myths and sites which are important in understanding the Mesolithic cultures. First of all, Fiero’s coverage of the middle stone age is shallow and vague. If she had gone deeper in her coverage o0f the middle stone age, she would have mentioned the GobekliTepe artifact site. This site was a manmade hill-like structure, which is a modern-day marvel and marks an important legacy of the respective cultures. The hill was used for making animal sacrifices. As the culture continued to expand and spread, GobekliTepe gained the status of the center of the world. Mentioning and providing coverage of this site would have provided the reader with an understanding of the history of religion. Besides, the variety of perspectives that followed the establishment of the site provide a perspective of social, cultural, and spiritual orientations of humans in the forthcoming cultures.

Another important myth that Fiero left unmentioned was the Babel tower, which is one of the most common and popular myths of the world. The myth is centered around the origins of different languages and human cultures. According to the myth, humans used to speak a common language that made them unified and committed to finding the residence of God. After God realized that their tower would reach heaven, He made the people speak in different languages, which confused them, stopping their adventure to the heavens. The Tower of Babel and the GobekliTepe are closely related in their supposed explanation of the origin of cultural differentiation among humans. Both could have given the reader a different perspective on the impact of early cultures on the modern world and especially the cultural variations of human societies. Therefore, by omitting these myths in her research, Fiero misses a great opportunity to enrich her perspective and provide the reader with a comprehensive account of early human cultures and their impact on the modern world.

What Fiero could have done differently

In her coverage of early human cultures and societies, Fiero succeeds in joining the dots and establishing a concise and convincing narrative. However, her lack of coverage on some important sites and myths limits her scope of research and the end product which she present to the audience. As mentioned above, her greatest failure was to omit the GobekliTepe and the Babel Tower myths from her book. Therefore, Fiero should have covered other popular myths in order to establish a more comprehensive and rich narrative.