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Paleolithic

The Paleolithic (/ˌpeɪlioʊˈlɪθɪk, ˌpæli-/ ⓘ PAY-lee-oh-LITH-ik, PAL-ee-), or Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory distinguished by the original development of stone tools. It represents almost the entire period of human prehistoric technology, extending from the earliest known use of stone tools by hominins, c. 3.3 million years ago, to the end…

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related to Religion and beliefs · 27
Paleolithic → Abri Moula, According, Atapuerca, BP, Combe-Grenal, Controversial, Croatia, Cut, Early Lower Paleolithic, Fallio, France, Harrod, Homo, Israel, James, James Harrod, Krapina, Lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Neanderthal
related to Sculpture and painting · 22
Paleolithic → According, Acheulean, Bednarik, Bilzingsleben, Blombos Cave, BP, Early, Homo, However, Lower Paleolithic, Lower Paleolithic Acheulean, Middle Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic/Middle Stone Age, Nevertheless, Robert, South Africa, Tan-Tan, They, Thuringia, Undisputed
related to Homo erectus · 21
Paleolithic → Africa, Asia, At, BP, Bulgaria, By, China, England, Ethiopia, Europe, France, Germany, Great Rift Valley, Indonesia, Kenya, Lower Paleolithic, Mediterranean, Most, Tanzania, The South Caucasus
related to Diet and nutrition · 20
Paleolithic → Africa, Alaska, Although, Another, Chimpanzees, DNA, During, For, Great Rift Valley, However, In, Lower Paleolithic, Middle, Middle Paleolithic, New Guinea, On, Some, The Paleolithic, This, Upper Paleolithic
related to Fire use · 17
Paleolithic → Archaeologists, Australopithecines, During, Early, Fire, Homo, However, Lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Middle Stone Age, Oldowan, Paranthropus, Pleistocene, Some, The Upper Palaeolithic, These, Use
related to Other inventions · 16
Paleolithic → BCcal, BP, Buku, DNA, Dolní Věstonice, During, Early, Evidence, However, Kilu Cave, Middle Paleolithic, Robert, Solomon Islands, Upper Paleolithic, Venus, Wayne
related to Paleogeography and climate · 16
Paleolithic → Antarctic, Arctic, Atlantic Ocean, Both, During, Isthmus, North America, Paleolithic's, Panama, Pleistocene, Pliocene, South America, South America's, The, The Paleolithic, This
related to Advanced tools · 14
Paleolithic → Acheulean, BP, By, For, Harpoons, In, It, Middle Paleolithic, Neanderthal, Neanderthals, Nonetheless, Thanks, This, Upper Paleolithic
related to Rafts · 14
Paleolithic → BP, Coa, Flores, Homo, However, Lower Paleolithic, Mediterranean Sea, Middle, Multa, Neanderthal, Supplementary, The, The Lower Paleolithic Homo, Upper Paleolithic
related to Tools · 14
Paleolithic → Acheulean, Aterian, Australopithecus, Ethiopia, Evidence, Excavations, Gona, Homo, It, Middle Paleolithic, Mousterian, Oldowan, The, The Acheulean

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000 humans upper may bp middle societies early years tools modern human homo evidence used lower ago stone also hunting

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bandsinstance ofhominins grouped together in small societies0.80text
subsisted by gathering plantsinstance ofhominins grouped together in small societies0.80text
fishinginstance ofhominins grouped together in small societies0.80text
and hunting or scavenging wild animalsinstance ofhominins grouped together in small societies0.80text
Blombos Cave in South Africainstance offrom artifacts in places0.80text
burialinstance ofhumans began to produce the earliest works of art and to engage in religious or spiritual behavior0.80text
ritualinstance ofhumans began to produce the earliest works of art and to engage in religious or spiritual behavior0.80text
the Clovis culture from directly crossing Beringia to reach the Americas.According to Mark Lynasinstance ofwhich may have prevented early Paleo-Indians0.80text
diseaseinstance ofcaused by other factors0.80text
overhunting by humansinstance ofcaused by other factors0.80text
theinstance ofPaleolithic peopleNearly all of our knowledge of Paleolithic people and way of life comes from archaeology and ethnographic comparisons to modern hunter-gatherer cultures0.80text
cave paintingsinstance ofpeople began to produce works of art0.80text

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