Why was the stone age divided into different categories?
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The period began with the first stone tools, about 2.7 million years ago. Some groups of people were still in the stone age into the 20th century. They also killed animals for food and clothing. They used animal skin for their shelters.
The time after the Stone Age is the Bronze Age, named after the metal bronze. The Stone Age ended when people discovered the art of smelting (making metals). The first metal used was copper, followed by bronze. People probably began using bronze instead of just stone in the Middle East sometime between 3000 and 2000 BC.
The Stone Age is divided by archaeologists (people who study relics) into three sections: Paleolithic ("old stone"), Mesolithic ("middle stone"), and Neolithic ("new stone"). Pottery was invented during the Neolithic Stone Age.
The Palaeolithic [1] is a prehistoric era distinguished by the development of stone tools. It covers the greatest portion of humanity's time (roughly 99% of human history) on Earth, from about 2.7 million years ago to about 20,000 years ago. It was followed by the Mesolithic and Neolithic cultures.[2]
The stone age was divided into different categories, because -
• There are three main division of the stone age :
- Paleolithic
- Mesolithic
- Neolithic
• Through these three divisions,the ancient people thoroughly developed their usage style and methods of the stone.
• According to the progress in the development of stone age methodologies,the stone age is divided into such divisions.
• In the paleolithic age,the stone objects were very simple and the usage method were also very general.
• Then in the,mesolithic age,the stone objects became a bit more complex in nature and the usage methods also developed.
• And, in the Neolithic age,the stone was also used in the construction works which became the path to a human revolution.
• In this way,the whole stone age is categorised into many ages according to the progress of the development.