Stone Age ‑ Definition, Tools & Periods - HISTORY
WEBJan 12, 2018 · The Stone Age marks a period of prehistory in which humans used primitive stone tools. Lasting roughly 2.5 million years, the Stone Age ended around 5,000 years ago when humans in the...
Stone Age - Wikipedia
WEBThe Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make stone tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years [1] and ended between 4000 BC and 2000 BC, with the advent of metalworking. [2]
The Prehistoric Ages: How Humans Lived Before Written Records
WEBSep 27, 2019 · During the Mesolithic period (about 10,000 B.C. to 8,000 B.C.), humans used small stone tools, now also polished and sometimes crafted with points and attached to antlers, bone or wood to...
9 Ways Stone Age Human Ancestors Were Like Us | HISTORY
WEBSep 5, 2018 · The Stone Age began more than two million years ago, and ended around 3300 BC, as humans began to discover metalwork with the dawn of the Bronze Age. Compared to modern humans, Stone Age...
Stone Age | Definition, Tools, Periods, Peoples, Art, & Facts
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Stone Age, prehistoric cultural stage, or level of human development, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools, the oldest known of which date to some 3.3 million years ago. The Stone Age is usually divided into three separate periods: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic.
Paleolithic Period | Definition, Dates, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Paleolithic Period, ancient cultural stage, or level, of human development, characterized by the use of rudimentary chipped stone tools. The popular Paleo diet, or Stone Age diet, is based on foods humans presumably would have consumed during the Paleolithic Period. (See also Stone Age.)
Early Stone Age Tools - The Smithsonian's Human Origins Program
WEBJan 3, 2024 · Early Stone Age Tools. The earliest stone toolmaking developed by at least 2.6 million years ago. The Early Stone Age includes the most basic stone toolkits made by early humans. The Early Stone Age in Africa is equivalent to what is called the Lower Paleolithic in Europe and Asia.
What Was Life Like for Stone Age Man?
WEBOur ancestors had to adapt to the advancing ice sheets of the Last Glacial Maximum, the relatively warm Allerød Oscillation, and the cold, dry years of the Younger Dryas. Major disruptions, such as super-volcanic eruptions, provided additional challenges for Upper Paleolithic humans.
The Stone Age: The First 99 Percent of Human History
WEBSep 9, 2019 · The Stone Age is the longest period of human history, lasting from 2.6 million years ago to about 5,000 years ago. It is also the period of human history that is the least well known relative to later time periods.
Paleolithic - Wikipedia
WEBThe Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (/ ˌ p eɪ l i oʊ ˈ l ɪ θ ɪ k, ˌ p æ l i-/ PAY-lee-oh-LITH-ik, PAL-ee-), also called the Old Stone Age (from Ancient Greek παλαιός (palaiós) 'old' and λίθος (líthos) 'stone'), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone tools, and which ...
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