The Middle Paleolithic Period began approximately 100 thousand and continued up to the 40 th millennium BC. This period was called (Moustyer is the name of the place in
France) Mousterian culture period. Our archaeologists have
discovered the examples of rich material culture relating to the
Middle Paleolithic period in Taghlar cave (Karabakh), Gazma
(Nakhichevan) and Damjyly (Gazakh). A new type of human being was established in the Middle Paleolithic Period. Tho-
se people were called Neanderthal men (Neanderthal – is the
name of the place in Germany. A primitive human skull was
found here). A belief in the hereafter life (life after death) was
created for the first time in this period. The forms of religious
imagination connected with confidence in witchcraft, animals
(totems) and nature forces occurred at that time. Starting from
the Middle Paleolithic era the great community slowly became
out of order and a tribal community began to establish. The Upper Paleolithic Period began approximately 40 thousand years ago and continued until the 12 th millennium BC.The material remains of this period were mostly found in
the camps of Karabakh and Gazakh regions. During the Upper Paleolithic Period the establishment of a modern man
type; i.e. wise man (“Homo Sapiens”) came to an end in the
territory of Azerbaijan.
The increase of labor activity, development of
consciousness and meditation gradually led to audible speech. The tribal community has replaced the great community. The union of people who had blood relatives was the basis of the tribal community. It was called the generational tribe structure. During the generational tribe people united on
