Paleolithic Age


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Noun1.Paleolithic Age - second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BCPaleolithic Age - second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC
Stone Age - (archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements
Lower Paleolithic - the oldest part of the Paleolithic Age with the emergence of the hand ax; ended about 120,000 years ago
Middle Paleolithic - the time period of Neanderthal man; ended about 35,000 years BC
Upper Paleolithic - the time period during which only modern Homo sapiens was known to have existed; ended about 10,000 years BC
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Historical and archaeological findings reveal discoveries, dating back to the Paleolithic Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, and the pre-Islamic-period.
This takes place in the Paleolithic Age, where a peace-loving youth is at odds with his warlike father.
The survival-adventure story is set in pre-historic Europe (20,000 years ago, Upper Paleolithic age) and a tribe of hunter-gatherers have just initiated two of their younger members into the group that's heading out for the Great Hunt, the spoils of which are meant to last the tribe through the harsh winter that's quickly approaching.
These haplogroups or paragroups were defined using stable mutations so that they are all formed already in the Paleolithic Age (over 10,000 year).
These haplogroups or paragroups were defined using stable mutations so that they were all already formed in the Paleolithic Age (over 10,000 years ago).
Azerbaijan, also known as the Land of Fire,has been one of the oldest habitations of humankind since the primordial Paleolithic age. The people of Azerbaijan had started breeding an elaborate ancient culture from that time.
"The oldest settlement in the area dates back to the Paleolithic age. Besides, the majority of the Neolithic and more than 500 Chalcolithic sites that have been discovered are characterized by patterns of architectural installations and hunting locations."
The Early Stone Age (Paleolithic Age) marks the very beginning of stone tools and lasted until the end of the Ice Age around 8,500 BC.
The same China that is an all-weather friend, throw in the honey on Himalayas on it, and is currently in the process of financing the most stupendous road network seen since the Paleolithic Age, and providing it all the power, making it Pakistan's lifeline coming straight from a superpower.
ROME, June 1 (KUNA) -- The ancient city of Matera, located in a remote corner of Basilicata region in southern Italy, continues to this day to highlight man's journey toward civilization through its well-preserved prehistoric caves and buildings that date back to the Paleolithic age, known as the Stone Age between 2.6 million and 10,000 years ago.
If the presence of a rodent at the controls of a flying saucer in the Paleolithic age seems a tad random, that's indicative of a script that thaws out plot strands and characters from earlier instalments and forlornly hopes for the best.
If the presence of a rodent at in the Paleolithic age seems a tad random, that's indicative of script that thaws out plot strands and characters from earlier instalments and forlornly hopes for the best.