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The old stone age and what began roughly and lasted until around what?

the earliest period of the stone age is called the old stone age. and began roughly? and lasted until around what?


Was farming from new stone age or old stone age?

There was no farming in the Old Stone Age. Farming began in the Neolithic Era (New Stone Age). That is what pretty much separates the Old and New stone ages from each other. The nomads became farmers allowing them to settle in a single place.


Why is the old stone age called the old stone age?

The old stone age is called the old stone age because that age was when humans first began and made stone implements \ tools out of stone which was not so fine and polished as the tools in the new stone age.The old stone age is also called the palaeolithic age


What is the first stone age?

the first stone age began in 500,000bc


What is the difference between the old and middle stone age?

The old stone age is also known as the Paleolithic Period. This period was the first occurrence of man using stone tools and began about 600,000 or 700,000 BCE. During this time period men were hunter, gatherers and nomadic. The middle Stone Age is also known as the Mesolithic Period. This period began at the end of the last glacial period of about 10,000 years ago. This period began the shift from a nomadic lifestyle to a agrarian lifestyle. The major difference between the two periods was that the middle stone age began the domestication of plants and animals.


How did the old stone age become the new stone age?

The old stone age became the new stone age by going through the middle stone age. The difference has to do with the way the tools were made. The new stone age began with bifurcated stone arrows and spear points. Bifurcated stone tools could also be adapted for agricultural purposes. Spears could be used as pruning hooks. Swords could be used as plowshares.


What invention or discovery separated the old stone age from the new stone age?

Agriculture: the people of the neolithic became farmers and began to live a more settled lifestyle.


Is farming from the new stone age or the old stone age?

old stone age


What is the different between middle stone age and old stone age?

The old stone age is also known as the Paleolithic Period. This period was the first occurrence of man using stone tools and began about 600,000 or 700,000 BCE. During this time period men were hunter, gatherers and nomadic. The middle Stone Age is also known as the Mesolithic Period. This period began at the end of the last glacial period of about 10,000 years ago. This period began the shift from a nomadic lifestyle to a agrarian lifestyle. The major difference between the two periods was that the middle stone age began the domestication of plants and animals.


What year did the stone age begin?

It depends on which Stone Age you are talking about.The Old Stone Age lasted from 2 million BC-8,000 BC.The Middle Stone Age lasted from 8,000 BC-6,000 BC.The New Stone Age was from 6,000 BC-3,500 BC.


How are the new stone age the old stone age different?

The Old Stone Age, or Paleolithic Era, dates back to around 2.5 million years ago and is characterized by the use of basic stone tools. The New Stone Age, or Neolithic Era, began around 10,000 years ago with the invention of agriculture, settled communities, and more advanced stone tools such as polished axes. The transition from the Old Stone Age to the New Stone Age marked a shift from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to a more sedentary and agricultural way of life.


Is hand axes in the new stone age or the old stone age?

old stone age