Prehistoric Age
Prehistoric Age
Prehistoric Age
Old World
Stone Age
-is a broad prehistoric period during which stone
was widely used in the manufacture of implements
with a sharp edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The
period lasted roughly 2.5 million years, from the time
of early hominids toHomo sapiensin the later
Pleistocene era, and largely ended between 6000 and
2000 BCE with the advent of metalworking.
- the Stone Age developed into theBronze Ageafter
theNeolithic Revolution. The Neolithic Revolution
involved radical changes in agricultural technology
which includeddevelopment of agriculture, animal
domestication, and the adoption of permanent
settlements.
Lower Paleolithic
Middle Paleolithic
Upper Paleolithic Revolution
Mesolithic period
Neolithic Revolution
Bronze Age
- theBronze Ageis characterized
by metalsmeltingofcopperand
its alloybronze, an alloy oftinand
copper, to create implements and
weapons. Polished stone tools
continued to be used due to their
abundance compared with the less
common metals (especially tin).
A lateBronze Age
swordor dagger blade.
Iron Age
- involved the adoption of iron or
steelsmeltingtechnology, either by
castingorforging. Iron replaced
bronze,and made it possible to
produce tools which were stronger,
lighter and cheaper to make than
bronze equivalents.The best tools
and weapons were made from steel.
New World
Lithic Period
- occurred from 12,000 to 6,000 years
before present and included
theClovis,FolsomandPlano
cultures.Clovis culture was considered
the first culture to use projectile points to
hunt on the North American continent.
Since then, apre-Clovis site was found in
Manis, Washingtonthat found use of
projectile points to hunt mastodons.
Formative Stage
- is followed the Archaic period
in the Americas and continued
until there was contact by
European people. Some of the
cultures from that period include
that of theAncient Pueblo
People,Mississippian
cultureandOlmeccultures.
Gallery
Reconstruction
of howHomo
erectusmay
have looked
Model of a
maleHomo
antecessorof
Atapuerca
mountains (Ibeas
Museum, Burgos,
Spain)
Selection of
prehistoric tools
Reconstruction
ofHomo
heidelbergensis
Aurochson a cave
painting inLascaux,
France
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