what is the difference between palaeolithic tools , mesolithic tools and neolithic tools
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Paleolithic tools were made of wood, stone and animal bones. Tools and weapons like harpoons, axes, lances, choppers and awls were used. Neolithic era tools were more sophisticated.
Mesolithic:- It is the second period of stone age between Paleolithic and Neolithic. The start and end of the age vary by geographical region. It is a transition period from hunting and gathering as in Paleolithic to domestication as in Neolithic. The tools used were mode V chipped stone tools (microliths).
Neolithic people lived in 7000 BC and Mesolithic lived in 3500 BC. Meso means middle, so Mesolithic was middle stone age and Neo means new, So Neolithic was the newer or more recent. ... Use of tools made of stone is seen in Mesolithic period.
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Paleolithic tools were heavy, crude and blunt. Neolithic tools were sharper, lighter, of better utility and of more variety and polished. Mesolithic tools were essentially sharpened bones, wood, or antlers studded with tiny chips of stone.