The Stone Age is the first period in the three-age system frequently used in archaeology to divide the timeline of human technological prehistory (especially in Europe and western Asia) into functional periods, with the next two being the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, respectively.

The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (c. 3.3 million – c. 11,700 years ago) (/ ˌ p eɪ l i oʊ ˈ l ɪ θ ɪ k, ˌ p æ l i-/ 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 …

2014年7月18日 · The Stone Age begins with the first production of stone implements and ends with the first use of bronze. Since the chronological limits of the Stone Age are based on technological development rather than actual date ranges, its …

2025年3月17日 · The Stone Age was a prehistoric cultural stage, or level of human development, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools, the oldest known of which date to some 3.3 million years ago. The Stone Age is usually divided into three separate periods: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic.

The Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age are three major periods in history. They are separated by the changes that took place in human society, from hunter-gatherers to farmers, and then to city dwellers. Each age saw different advances in technology and architecture, as well as the rise and fall of great civilisations.

The Stone Age had three different periods. The first one was the Paleolithic Period when people first found stone tools and started making them. The Mesolithic Period was when people made better tools than they did before. The Neolithic Period started farming and growing plants on land to eat, like corn, beans, squash, and potatoes. Paleolithic ...

Explore the timline of Stone Age. From the dawn of our species to the present day, stone-made artefacts are the dominant form of material remains that have survived to today concerning human technology.

2018年1月12日 · Lasting roughly 2.5 million years, the Stone Age ended around 5,000 years ago when humans in the Near East began working with metal and making tools and weapons from bronze. During the Stone...

One of four episodes created by Beakus for BBC History to help get kids in to ancient history. This episode sees Eric, a 10-year old time-travelling boy, whizz off to the Stone Age. Duration 2.20 mins. The Stone Age was a time in prehistory when humans made and used stone tools . . .

2024年5月23日 · The Stone Age refers to a period of time in human prehistory, all the way back from the first primate toolmaking (Homo habilis), more than 2.6 million years ago to about 3500 BC, when metallurgy in the form of smelting copper ore was developed.