Adele Visits an Early Settlement in 10,000 BC

Hello again! This is Adele. Have you all read about my brother Ace’s trip to Machu Picchu? If anyone was wondering what I was doing while Ace was there, continue reading this post. Originally, I was supposed to go to Machu Picchu with Ace, but before we left, we decided to download some photography, map, and calendar software programs onto my Mac so that we could upload photos onto our website during our trip. While the software was downloading, Ace noticed that the uploading bar description said “creating vortex,” and then it said “opening time portal.” We didn’t fully realize it yet, but we had accidentally created the first time machine. Before I could say anything, I got sucked into the vortex holding my Mac, leaving Ace behind holding our plane tickets. Thinking fast, I bookmarked the time portal link, so I could return. Since Ace was probably wondering what to do, I quickly emailed him (our time travel technology enables us access Wi-Fi and 3G during time travel) and told him that he should go to Machu Picchu without me because I wanted to stay and travel in time. Immediately I got an email from Ace saying that his plane had reached 30,000 feet safely. We were each ready for our adventures.


I had been sent back to the year 10,000 BC to the place that would later become Mesopotamia (which is now modern day Iraq). I met some very interesting people that I will tell you about. The first person I met was an old woman wearing an animal-skin skirt. She told me that when she was a little girl her father hunted and fished, and her mother gathered plants and berries. They were called nomads. With a good supply of game and a nearby water source, she and her children and grandchildren were able to settle in one place. As soon as the people settled in their village, they were able to begin specializing in certain things such as taming animals, building shelters, making pottery, weaving, using metal, and hunting. Later that evening, I met a farmer and a potter. The farmer told me that his father realized that when you drop a seed on the ground it grows into a plant. Later on he learned to choose the best seeds to grow a bigger harvest. I also met a girl about my age. She said her name was Uganaga, their word for flower. Uganaga made cooking pots. She learned from her mother who made pots for storage. Uganaga invited me to stay with her until I left.

Example of Pottery Seen at an Early Settlement

That night I ate berries and grain by the fire because I am a vegetarian. Instead of knives, they used stone axes to cut their fish and meat. I helped them prepare the fish and accidentally cut myself! They helped me clean my wound with water that they carried over in a clay pot. I also saw pots that were used to store seeds and grains. I got to help scratch a design into one of the pots that they were making. Uganaga traded a pot for a woven blanket made by another girl. We slept on her blanket together. Luckily I had a jacket since I thought I would be getting on a plane, so I used that for a pillow. In the morning I left before breakfast since I didn’t feel like eating berries again. After everyone said goodbye, Uganaga and I walked away from the settlement. We found a nice shady tree, and I pulled my Mac out of my backpack. Uganaga was curious and a little shy about it. I let her look at some of my photos. She was amazed. I said goodbye to my new (ancient!) friend. I opened the time portal link that I had bookmarked and soon I was back at home. The first thing I did was to eat a waffle with chocolate chips! I plan to time travel again soon. The next time, I plan to go with Ace and pack some food.

By:  Adele Wells




Sources Used:
Millard, Dr. Anne, and Vanags, Patricia The Usborne Book of World History. London: Usborne, 2008. Print.
Bauer, Susan Wise, The Story of the World: Ancient Times. Charles City: Peace Hill Press, 2006. Print.
Horwich, Steven David, Connect the Thoughts: Early Civilizations. 2009. Print.
(Pottery example photo courtesy of Google Images.)