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3 days ago · Conversely, the Paleolithic era, or Old Stone Age, is characterized by hunter-gatherer societies, who relied on hunting, fishing, and foraging for survival. The Paleolithic era represents the longest phase of human history, spanning vast millennia until the advent of agriculture.
1 day ago · Human historyand prehistory. Reconstruction of a Neolithic farmstead, Irish National Heritage Park. The Neolithic saw the invention of agriculture. The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος néos 'new' and λίθος líthos 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa.
2 days ago · Stonehenge, prehistoric stone circle monument, cemetery, and archaeological site located on Salisbury Plain, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was built in six stages between 3000 and 1520 BCE, during the transition from the Neolithic Period to the Bronze Age.
2 days ago · Bronze Age, third phase in the development of material culture among the ancient peoples of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, following the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods (Old Stone Age and New Stone Age, respectively). The term also denotes the first period in which metal was used.
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- The date at which the Bronze Age began varied with regions; in Greece and China, for instance, it began, before 3000 BCE, whereas in Britain, it di...
- The beginning of the Bronze Age is sometimes called the Chalcolithic (Copper-Stone) Age, referring to the initial use of pure copper. Scarce at fir...
- From about 1000 BCE, the ability to heat and forge another metal, iron, brought the Bronze Age to an end, and led to the beginning of the Iron Age.
- During the 2nd millennium, the use of true bronze greatly increased. The tin deposits at Cornwall, England, were much used and were responsible for...
1 day ago · t. e. The Bronze Age is a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC. It is characterized by the use of bronze, the use of writing in some areas, and other features of early urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of the three-age system, between the Stone and Iron Ages. [1]
3 days ago · The steep walls of the Grand Canyon contain a number of layers of sedimentary rock laid down over millions of years. The lower formations belong to the early Precambrian age, while the upper layers are of the Paleozoic age. The line between the two sets of formations is called the Great Unconformity. (more)
5 days ago · Neanderthal, ( Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis ), member of a group of archaic humans who emerged at least 200,000 years ago during the Pleistocene Epoch (about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago) and were replaced or assimilated by early modern human populations ( Homo sapiens) between 35,000 and perhaps 24,000 years ago.
