Paleolithic era
Ancient stone-tool period
The Paleolithic era is the earliest and longest period of human prehistory, spanning roughly 2.5 million years until about 10,000 BCE.
Also called the Old Stone Age, it's defined by the use of chipped stone tools before the development of agriculture or pottery.
Paleolithic era cave paintings reveal sophisticated artistic expression.
- stone toolsShaped rocks for tasks
- burial ritualsCeremonies for the deceased
- cave paintingsPrehistoric artwork on stone
- primitive artWork lacking formal training
- hand axePrimitive stone cutting tool
Homo erectus · Neanderthals · Cro-Magnon · scrapers · hominins · hammerstones · early humans · climate adaptation · ice age · cave dwellers · seasonal migrations · rock shelters · woolly mammoth · Lascaux · petroglyphs · fossil evidence · Altamira · migration patterns
Paleolithic eraDigital Age
Post-internet historical period
Iron Age · Industrial Age · modern era · computer age · Bronze Age
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