section_path: Material culture/Stone Age rituals and beliefs
section_name: Stone Age rituals and beliefs
paragraph_text: Stone Age rituals and beliefs
  
  Modern studies and the in-depth analysis of finds dating from the Stone Age indicate certain rituals and beliefs of the people in those prehistoric times. It is now believed that activities of the Stone Age humans went beyond the immediate requirements of procuring food, body coverings, and shelters. Specific rites relating to death and burial were practiced, though certainly differing in style and execution between cultures.