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The Stone Age

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The Stone Age the historical period characterized by the production of tools from stone and other organic material such as bone, wood, or horn
Paleolithic Period the early stages of the Stone Age lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone tools were used
Mesolithic Period the middle stage of the Stone Age, approximately 10,000 BC to 6000 BC
Neolithic Period the late stage of the Stone Age, approximately 8000 BC to 3000 BC (this is the period when only Homo sapiens lived)
hominins erect primate mammals that include recent humans together with extinct ancestral and related forms
Homo habilis lived from approximately 2.5 million to 1.5 million years ago and were an early form of hominin and the first to use stone tools
Homo erectus means "upright man" and lived from approximately 1.6 million to 250,000 BC
Homo sapiens the primate species to which modern humans belong; humans regards as a species who lived from approximately 4000 BC to present time
hunter-gatherer a human living in a society in which most or all food is obtained by foraging (collecting wild plants and pursuing wild animals)
archaeologist a person who studies human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains
domestication the process of taming an animal or the cultivation of a plant for food
climate change a change in global or regional climate patterns
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