Epipalaeolithic From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Epipaleolithic or "peripheral old stone age" is a term used for the hunter-gatherer cultures that existed after the end of the last ice age, before the Neolithic. The term is sometimes confused with Mesolithic, and the two are sometimes used as synonyms.

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"The Epipaleolithic or Mesolithic was a period in the development of human technology that precedes the Neolithic period of the Stone Age. It is preferred as an alternative to Mesolithic in areas with limited glacial impact ." ---- Why?

The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic or Palæolithic (/ ˌ p eɪ l-, ˌ p æ l i oʊ ˈ l ɪ θ ɪ k /), also called the Old Stone Age (from Greek palaios - old, lithos - stone), is a period in prehistory distinguished by the original development of stone tools that covers 99% of the period of human technological prehistory. It extends from the earliest known use of stone tools by hominins c. 3.3 ...

The Epipalaeolithic Near East designates the Epipalaeolithic ("Final Old Stone Age", also known as Mesolithic) in the prehistory of the Near East.It is the period after the Upper Palaeolithic and before the Neolithic, between approximately 20,000 and 10,000 years Before Present (BP). The people of the Epipalaeolithic were nomadic hunter-gatherers who generally lived in small, …

Mar 18, 2022 · In archaeology, the Epipalaeolithic or Epipaleolithic (sometimes Epi-paleolithic etc.) is a term for a period occurring between the Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic during the Stone Age. Mesolithic also falls between these two periods, and the two are sometimes confused or used as synonyms.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Trialeti culture. Trialetian is the name for an Upper Paleolithic - Epipaleolithic stone tool industry from the South Caucasus. It is tentatively dated to the period between 16,000 / 13,000 BP and 8,000 BP. Contents 1 Archaeology 1.1 Trialetian sites