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    The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic ( / ˌpeɪlioʊˈlɪθɪk, ˌpæli -/ 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 represents almost the entire period of huma...

  2. The Paleo-Indians, also known as the Lithic peoples, are the earliest known settlers of the Americas; the period's name, the Lithic stage, derives from the appearance of lithic flaked stone tools.

  3. Jan 25, 2022 · Although very little is known about the Paleo-Indian period, the evidence for man’s presence in North America around this time is overwhelming. Traces of the Old World Upper Paleolithic culture from many archeological sites in the New World indicate that this region was populated during this time by the people whom we call Paleo-Indians.

  4. Paleolithic literally means “Old Stone [Age],” but the Paleolithic era more generally refers to a time in human history when foraging, hunting, and fishing were the primary means of obtaining food. Humans had yet to experiment with domesticating animals and growing plants.

  5. According to archaeological findings, Paleoindians were the earliest human inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere who traveled to modern North America through a land bridge connecting Russia with Alaska, known as Berringia.

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  7. Sep 29, 2017 · The Palaeolithic ('Old Stone Age ') makes up the earliest chunk of the Stone Age – the large swathe of time during which hominins used stone to make tools – and ranges from the first known tool use roughly 2,6 million years ago to the end of the last Ice Age c. 12,000 years ago, with part of its stone tool culture continuing up until c ...

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