Paleolithic Era

The Middle Paleolithic period (ca 200,000 to 45,000 years ago or so) is the period during which Archaic humans appeared and flourished.

The Paleolithic Age, also known as the Stone Age, is characterized as the period of human history that began roughly 2.6 million years ago and ended around 10,000 BCE.

Topic: Ancient World; The Paleolithic Age or most likely known as the Old Stone Age involves the lifestyle of gathering, hunting, and scavenging. Bones, stones, fish nets and wood tools were only used during those times.

Unveiling the Secrets of the Paleolithic Era: A Journey into Prehistoric Times - NSF News and Magazine

Also exists in "negative" (blue) version. Cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves. The term usually implies prehistoric origin, but cave paintings can also be of recent production: In the Gabarnmung cave of northern Australia, the oldest paintings certainly predate 28,000 years ago, while the most recent ones were made less than a century ago.

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Other articles where prehistoric art is discussed: Stone Age: Aurignacian: The oldest manifestations of art were produced during the Aurignacian, and the development continued during Upper Périgordian times. In general, Upper Paleolithic art falls into two closely related categories: mural art and portable art. The former includes finger tracings, paintings, engravings, bas-reliefs, and sculptures on the walls of caves…

The end of the Ice Age and Paleolithic Age brought along with it the rise of a new age called the Mesolithic era. In this era, man was compelled to adapt to his new surroundings by changing his lifestyle and the tools and weapons he used. This Historyplex post has some more information about the Mesolithic era.