Paleolithic Paleolithic

Paleolithic - Definition and Overview
This time period is part of the
Pleistocene epoch.
Holocene
Mesolithic or Epipaleolithic
Neolithic
Pleistocene
Paleolithic
Lower Paleolithic
Middle Paleolithic
Upper Paleolithic

The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic – lit. old stone from the Greek paleos=old and lithos=stone – period is the oldest part of the stone age, dating from the first use of stone tools by hominids (maybe 2,000,000 years ago) to the end of the Pleistocene epoch. Subdivisions of the Paleolithic include the

The Paleolithic is followed by the Mesolithic or Epipaleolithic.

See also

Example Usage of Paleolithic
Desirade: de je ne sais plus qui => “The real problem of humanity: we have Paleolithic emotions; medieval institutions; and god-like technology"
kiwi_from_hell: did my first xmas shopping online. Boardgame from his childhood and a mid-Paleolithic period hand axe for boyfriend. now family...
Glamophoniic: "Paleolithic bake sale..." "BAM! HELLO! DINOSAURS! Right? Cause everybody likes dinosaurs!"
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