Prehistoric religion is a general term for the religious beliefs and practices of prehistoric peoples. More specifically it encompasses Paleolithic religion, Mesolithic religion, Neolithic religion and Bronze Age religion.

Paleolithic

Main article: Paleolithic Religion

Burial

Picture of a half animal half human being in a Paleolithic cave painting in Dordogne, France archeologists believe that cave paintings of half animal half human beings may be evidence for early shamanic practices during the Paleolithic.

Intentional burial, particularly with grave goods may be one of the earliest detectable forms of religious practice since, as Philip Lieberman suggests, it may signify a "concern for the dead that transcends daily life."

The earliest undisputed Homo sapiens burial dates back 60,000 years. Human skeletal remains stained with red ochre were discovered in the Skhul cave at Qafzeh, Israel.

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How has religion affect the life of prehistoric people?
Q. How has religion affect the life of prehistoric people?
Asked by try eating chocoberries - Fri Jul 6 09:05:05 2007 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I think it helped people to understand things they had no direct control over. The archological record shows they had methods to understand when/where the seasons were expected to change - for a number of reasons including agriculture reasons. .
Answered by Rai A - Fri Jul 6 09:38:34 2007

Where do the prehistoric times fit in with religion?
Q. Im referring to everything that was going on in the world before jesus so-called died on the cross and all that stuff? Im Agnostic...leaning towards Atheism. I believe in evolution and the FACT that humans made up religion for comfort issues and control. Before, christ supposedly died.
Asked by iLuVMyFaMiLy:) - Tue Jul 15 15:01:09 2008 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Before Christ died? Or Pre-History? Pre-History is a term used by historians to describe all of time before history was documented by humanity.
Answered by CogitoErgoCogitoSum - Tue Jul 15 15:05:48 2008

What religion would I be?
Q. Hey im just wonderin what religion i am. I believe there is 1 god and kinda in Jesus and his miracles. I believe that when you die you get reincarnated however you need to be good or you will get reincarnated into something like a tree or an animal and not a human being. I also believe that before humans came there were prehistoric animals like dinosaurs. i also believe in ghosts, aliens, and cryptids like bigfoot and the chupacabra xD
Asked by chinaman - Mon Sep 14 23:11:08 2009 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You don't have an organized religion. You have some Jewish faiths mixed in with Buddhist beliefs. Jewish people don't believe Jesus was the massiah. However they still might believe he existed. Christians believe Jesus died for their sins and he was the massiah. From what you said it sounds like you do have more of a Jewish look. -Connor
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