Stone Age
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The Stone Age is the earliest known period of human prehistory, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
Aliases (4)
- Neolithic period ×2
- Neolithic ×1
- Paleolithic ×1
- Upper Paleolithic ×1
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological period
→
prehistoric period → |
| associatedWith |
early farming communities
→
hunter-gatherer societies → |
| characterizedBy |
absence of metal tools
→
use of stone tools → |
| classificationSystem | three-age system → |
| coinageOfTerm | early 19th century → |
| culturalRemains |
burial sites
→
cave paintings → megalithic structures → rock art → |
| definedBy |
archaeological evidence
→
lithic technology → |
| endTime | between about 3300 and 2000 BCE depending on region → |
| follows | Paleolithic technology of non-human primates → |
| hasPart |
Mesolithic
→
Stone Age →
surface form: "Neolithic"
Stone Age →
surface form: "Paleolithic"
|
| includesDevelopment |
beginnings of art
→
beginnings of religion or ritual → control of fire → development of language → domestication of animals → domestication of plants → emergence of Homo sapiens → sedentary villages in late Neolithic → transition to agriculture → |
| mainTechnology |
ground stone tools
→
hammerstones → hand axes → knapped stone tools → microliths → |
| partOf | prehistory → |
| precedes |
Bronze Age
→
Chalcolithic → Copper Age → |
| spatialExtent |
Africa
→
Americas → Asia → Australia → Europe → |
| startTime | about 3.3 million years ago → |
| usedMaterial |
antler
→
bone → chert → flint → obsidian → wood → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Neolithic period"
this entity surface form: "Upper Paleolithic"
this entity surface form: "Neolithic period"