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    pre·his·tor·ic
    /ˌprēhəˈstôrik/

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  2. www.britannica.com › event › Stone-AgeStone Age | Definition, Tools, Periods, Peoples, Art, & Facts

    Jun 27, 2024 · Stone Age, 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.

    • Paleolithic Period

      The onset of the Paleolithic Period has traditionally...

    • Neolithic

      Stone Age - Neolithic, Tools, Agriculture: The origins and...

    • Middle Paleolithic

      Stone Age - Neanderthals, Tools, Artifacts: The Middle...

    • Holocene Epoch

      Holocene Epoch, younger of the two formally recognized...

    • Africa

      Stone Age - African Tools, Artifacts, Culture: The...

    • European Cultures

      Stone Age - Paleolithic, Neolithic, Tools: The earliest...

    • East and Southeast Asia

      Stone Age - East Asia, SE Asia, Tools: Pebble tools,...

    • Europe

      Stone Age - Paleolithic, Neolithic, Tools: Three major...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PaleolithicPaleolithic - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · 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...

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  5. www.britannica.com › science › fossilFossil | Definition, Types, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

    2 days ago · Fossil, remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in Earth’s crust. The complex of data recorded in fossils worldwide—known as the fossil record—is the primary source of information about the history of life on Earth.

  6. www.britannica.com › event › NeolithicNeolithic | Definition & Facts | Britannica

    3 days ago · The Neolithic Period, also called the New Stone Age, is the final stage of cultural evolution or technological development among prehistoric humans.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prehistoricPrehistoric Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1 day ago · The meaning of PREHISTORIC is of, relating to, or existing in times antedating written history. How to use prehistoric in a sentence.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ancient_historyAncient history - Wikipedia

    19 hours ago · Prehistory is the period before written history. Most of our knowledge of that period comes from the work of archaeologists. Prehistory is often known as the Stone Age, and is divided into the Paleolithic (earliest), Mesolithic, and Neolithic.

  9. humanorigins.si.edu › education › introduction-human-evolutionIntroduction to Human Evolution | The Smithsonian Institution's...

    Jul 9, 2024 · Human evolution. Human evolution is the lengthy process of change by which people originated from apelike ancestors. Scientific evidence shows that the physical and behavioral traits shared by all people originated from apelike ancestors and evolved over a period of approximately six million years. One of the earliest defining human ...