Paleolithic Period, ancient cultural stage of human development marked by the use of rudimentary chipped stone tools. Traditionally, it has been considered to have begun with the Pleistocene Epoch 2.58 million years ago; however, tool discoveries made in 2015 suggest that it may have begun 3.3 million years ago.

Middle Palaeolithic industry (carried on until c. 30,000 years ago in certain areas, while other populations can already be paired with the Upper Palaeolithic industry from between c. 50,000-40,000 years ago onwards) c. 50000 BCE - c. 10000 BCE. Upper- or Late Palaeolithic industry (began popping up somewhere between c. 50,000-40,000 years ago)

21/11/2005 · The Stone Age in human prehistory also referred to as the Paleolithic Period, is the period between about 2.7 million and 10,000 years ago. You'll see different dates for the starting and ending dates of the Paleolithic periods, in part …

08/11/2021 · The Paleolithic Age (from approximately 3.3 million years ago to around 12,000 years ago) combines the Greek words for old (paleo) with lithic (stone). So, …

15/12/2015 · 813. Example of Neanderthal humans in Old stone age. Image by artist Zdeněk Burian (1905-1981) Palaeolithic, paleolithic (Greek: palaios-old and lithos-stone) or Old Stone Age was period that fully coincide with Pleistocene Epoch. For this period were related first cultural paleolithic groups, movement and spread of cultural groups, as well as ...

The Paleolithic Age refers to a time period in history, from approximately 2.6 million years ago to roughly 10,000 years ago. The Paleolithic Age covers the period from when stone tools were first used by man to the beginning of the Mesolithic Age.