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Paleolithic period (pā"lēulith'ik, -lēō-, păl"-) [key] or Old Stone Age,the earliest period of human development and the longest phase of mankind's history. It is approximately coextensive with the Pleistocene geologic epoch, beginning about 2 million years ago and ending in various places between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago, when it was succeeded by the Mesolithic period. By far the most outstanding feature of the Paleolithic period was the evolution of the human species from an apelike creature, or near human, to true Homo sapiens (see human evolution). This development was exceedingly slow and continued through the three successive divisions of the period, the Lower, Middle, and Upper Paleolithic. The most abundant remains of Paleolithic cultures are a variety of stone tools whose distinct characteristics provide the basis for a system of classification containing several toolmaking traditions or industries.
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What period came after the Cambrian period?
The Ordovician period came after the Cambrian period.
The Ordovician period follows the extinction at the end of which period?
The Ordovician period follows the extinction at the end of the Cambrian period.
How many elements in the first period?
Period 1: 2 elements Period 2: 8 elements Period 3: 8 elements Period 4: 18 elements Period 5: 18 elements Period 6: 32 elements Period 7: 25 elements
Which period is zirconium in?
Period 5.
What period is antimony in?
Antimony is in period 5
How did the palaeolithic people grow crops?
Humans in Palaeolithic period were hunter gatherers not farmers/crop growers
What is the rate of change for the palaeolithic period?
In the earliest stage of the palaeolithic (also known as the lower palaeolithic) advances in technology and the lifestyle of early hominins was relatively slow. It is not until the middle palaeolithic, and the arrival of certain modern behaviours that these developments become more rapid.
What has the author John B Campbell written?
John B. Campbell has written: 'The upper palaeolithic of Britain' -- subject(s): Palaeolithic period, Antiquities
What is the name of a male human from the palaeolithic age?
We do not know the personal names of any people from this period of prehistory.
What was the period between palaeolithic and neolithic period called?
The period between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods is called the Mesolithic period. It is characterized by the transition from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to more settled communities that started practicing agriculture and animal domestication.
What has the author D A E Garrod written?
D. A. E. Garrod has written: 'TheU pper Palaeolithic Age in Britain' -- subject(s): Paleolithic period, Antiquities 'Environment, tools & man' -- subject(s): Prehistoric peoples, Archaeology 'The Middle Palaeolithic of the Near East and the problem of Mount Carmel man' -- subject(s): Antiquities, Paleolithic period
The earliest period of human history is called the old stone?
The Stone Age is a period in human culture identified by the use of stone implements and usually divided into the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic stages.
What is the difference between the paleolithic communities and Neolithic communities?
== == The difference between the palaeolithic communities and the neolithic communities is that the palaeolithic communities has to do with the early part of Stone age(the very early period of human history when tools and weapons were made of stone)while the neolithic communities is connected with the latter part of the Stone age.
What was a male human of the palaeolithic age?
caveman
Ancestor from the Palaeolithic age 7letters?
sapiens
What is the period between palaeolithic and Neolithic called?
The period between the Paleolithic and Neolithic is called the Mesolithic. This era is characterized by transitional developments in human society, such as the shift towards more sedentary lifestyles and the use of more sophisticated tools and weapons.
Where did palaeolithic people live?
they live int he wild
