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The Paleolithic Age, also known as the Stone Age, encompasses the first widespread use of technology—as humans progressed from simpler to more complex developmental stages—and the spread of humanity from the savannas of East Africa to the rest of the world. It is generally said to have begun approximately 500,000 years ago and to have ended about 6,000 B.C.E.It ends with the development of agriculture, the domestication of certain animals, and the smelting of copper ore to produce metal. It is termed pre-historical, since humanity had not yet started writing—which is seen as the traditional start of (recorded) history.
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1 Human development during the Paleolithic Age1.1Epipalaeolithic/Mesolithic1.2 Neolithic Age2 Paleolithic Age material culture2.1 Food and drink2.2 Art2.2.1 Petroglyphs2.2.2 Rock paintings3 Paleolithic Age rituals and beliefs4 Remnants of Paleolithic Age living in modern times5 The Paleolithic or Stone Age in popular culture6 Creationism and the Paleolithic Age7 Notes8 References9 External links10 Credits
Knowledge of human life at this time is confined to generalities. Scientists do not have records of individual lives or of the achievements of individual contributors to human development. As technology enabled humans to settle in larger numbers, however, more rules were needed to regulate life, which gave rise to ethical codes. Religious belief, reflected in cave art, also became more sophisticated. Death and burial rites evolved. As hunting and gathering gave way to agriculture and as some people became artisans, trading implements they produced, even larger settlements, such as Jericho, appear. Art (such as the cave paintings at Lascaux) and music also developed as some people had more time for leisure. Human society emerged as more self-consciously collective. People became aware that they faced the same challenges, so co-operation was better than competition. In the early Paleolithic period, each clan or family group regarded themselves as "the people" to the exclusion of others. Strangers may not even have been thought of as human. With settlement, this changed and communityidentity became more important than individual identity.
Human development during the Paleolithic Age
The Paleolithic Age covers an immense time span, and during this period major climatic and other changes occurred, affecting the evolution of humans. Humans themselves evolved into their current morphological form during the later period of the Paleolithic Age.
Epipalaeolithic/Mesolithic
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1 Human development during the Paleolithic Age1.1Epipalaeolithic/Mesolithic1.2 Neolithic Age2 Paleolithic Age material culture2.1 Food and drink2.2 Art2.2.1 Petroglyphs2.2.2 Rock paintings3 Paleolithic Age rituals and beliefs4 Remnants of Paleolithic Age living in modern times5 The Paleolithic or Stone Age in popular culture6 Creationism and the Paleolithic Age7 Notes8 References9 External links10 Credits
Knowledge of human life at this time is confined to generalities. Scientists do not have records of individual lives or of the achievements of individual contributors to human development. As technology enabled humans to settle in larger numbers, however, more rules were needed to regulate life, which gave rise to ethical codes. Religious belief, reflected in cave art, also became more sophisticated. Death and burial rites evolved. As hunting and gathering gave way to agriculture and as some people became artisans, trading implements they produced, even larger settlements, such as Jericho, appear. Art (such as the cave paintings at Lascaux) and music also developed as some people had more time for leisure. Human society emerged as more self-consciously collective. People became aware that they faced the same challenges, so co-operation was better than competition. In the early Paleolithic period, each clan or family group regarded themselves as "the people" to the exclusion of others. Strangers may not even have been thought of as human. With settlement, this changed and communityidentity became more important than individual identity.
Human development during the Paleolithic Age
The Paleolithic Age covers an immense time span, and during this period major climatic and other changes occurred, affecting the evolution of humans. Humans themselves evolved into their current morphological form during the later period of the Paleolithic Age.
Epipalaeolithic/Mesolithic
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