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Paleolithic means "Old Stone Age".
Paleolithic (c 2,000,000 -- c 10,000 B.C.) (Old Stone Age)The Paleolithic time period is by far the longest, beginning some (circa) two million years ago to coincide with the first evidence of toolmaking and ending around 10,000 B.C. to coincide with the end of the last ice age (Pleistocene epoch). Later, as notable advancements in stone toolmaking capabilities were recognized and identified pertaining to the Paleolithic, it was also subdivided : • Lower Paleolithic (two million -- 100,000 B.C.)• Middle Paleolithic (100,000 -- 30,000 B.C.)• Upper Paleolithic (30,000 -- 10,000 B.C.)
Stone Age (Greek lithos = stone)
The Paleolithic age is generally assumed to have started 2.5 million years ago when early man first started to use stone tools, and to have lasted until about 10,000 years ago.
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