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Jul 18, 2014 · Tools and weapons during the Stone Age were not made exclusively of stone: organic materials such as antler, bone, fibre, leather, and wood were also employed. There is evidence suggesting that the 2.5 million year limit for stone tool manufacture might be pushed further back.
The 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 and ended between 4,000 BC and 2,000 BC, with the advent of metalworking.
Dec 7, 2023 · From Stone Tools to Guns: A Timeline of Ancient Weapons. Humans have been hitting, stabbing, and shooting each other for a long time. But when did we first develop ancient weapons, and how long did it take us to perfect them? By Stephen C. George. Dec 7, 2023 8:00 AM.
