Did The Stone Age People Really Live In Cold Caves?

It depends on which part of the Stone Age and which areas of the world we look at. From the Lower Paleolithic people did indeed live in caves. For example here in North Wales I am undertaking a research degree in how caves were used in human settlement right into the early medieval period.
Here in Wales we have some of the oldest inhabited cave sites in the British Isles. Bont Newydd and the Lynx cave were inhabited over 150,000 years ago.

Evidence from caves in France and Spain have revealed Paleolithic cave dwellings of great antiquity.
Caves provided good, ready made accommodation. they were not necessarily damp as they would have been well heated by fires that would have been kept alight all day for cooking, heat and to keep wild animals away. Obviously people wouldn't want to share their caves with the numerous wild animals that threatened them but once cleared a cave could provide good, safe shelter. People who lead an unsettled, itinerant lifestyle would have only occupied the caves, probably on a seasonal basis and at other times constructed temporary shelters made from wood, skins, stone an another suitable readily available resources. Some evidence of these shelters is occasionally found but the strongest evidence for their lifestyle tends to come from cave sites.

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The Stone Age people really did not live in cold caves as many people think they did. They actually lived in huts and tents. The caves that they usually painted with hunting scenes and representations of animals served only as rooms for ritual ceremonies. However, it is true that they often built their quarters beneath overhanging cliffs at the entrances of caves. Many Stone Age people favored the sheltered sites that were located on the southern slopes. At the sheltered sites on the southern slopes, people could enjoy and play in the sunshine and they also had an excellent view of the landscapes below them. So, these places were highly favoured by the Stone Age people.

In conclusion, the Stone Age people never lived in cold, dark caves. They built huts and tents for their homes. The caves were used only for ritual ceremonies done by the Stone Age people.

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