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  1. 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 human p...

    • Mesolithic Age

      The Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, mesos 'middle' + λίθος, lithos...

    • Upper Paleolithic

      The Upper Paleolithic (or Upper Palaeolithic) is the third...

  2. The Upper Paleolithic is the last subdivision of the Stone Age, dating from 50,000 to 12,000 years ago. It marks the emergence of modern human behavior, culture, and art, as well as the extinction of the Neanderthals and the expansion of humans into new regions.

  3. Learn about the Palaeolithic, the first and longest part of the Stone Age, when humans made stone tools. Find out about the different cultures, such as Oldowan, Acheulean, and Mousterian, and how they evolved over time.

  4. The Middle Paleolithic is the second subdivision of the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age in Europe, Africa and Asia. It spanned from 300,000 to 50,000 years ago and saw the emergence of behavioral modernity, artistic expression, long-distance trade and egalitarian social organization.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Oct 26, 2022 · The Paleolithic (or Palæolithic) Era, is the name historians give to the time period between 2.6 million years ago, and approximately 12,000 years ago. Historians categorize the Paleolithic Era as prehistory because there was no written language to record events, names, dates or places.

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