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Stone Age
Stone Age Period of human evolution defined by the use of stone tools. The Stone Age dates from the earliest identifiable broken-pebble tools made by human ancestors
c.2.5 million years ago. The period is generally considered to have ended when metal tools first became widespread during the
Bronze Age. The Stone Age usually subdivides into the
Palaeolithic,
Mesolithic, and
Neolithic.
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Stone Ages Cave Discovered in India
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 12/26/1996; 523 words
; ...men with bows and arrows and some geometrical designs will provide valuable sources of information for the study of stone-age life in the subcontinent, said Verma. The archeologists tracked the hills to discover a series of fabulous pictures...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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A TRIP THROUGH THE STONE AGES...(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 6/23/1996; ; 492 words
; ...famous for her sexy screen roles and stunning looks. But Sharon Stone is far from being just another dumb blonde in Tinseltown. She...and America, while continuing to study acting. Then, at the age of 21, she moved to Los Angeles. At first she was cast in blonde...
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Stone Age, bogmen, pyramids, alphabets & cavemen tools.(ask dr. dig)
Magazine article from: Dig; 11/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...Dr. Dig, How are modern man and Stone Age man alike? --Miriam, Web post...and includes the Paleolithic (Old Stone Age--the time of the hunter-gatherers...cave art) and the Neolithic (New Stone Age--the time of the first farmers...
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Stone Age Research Center Opens in Ind.
News Wire article from: AP Online; 12/5/2003; 508 words
; ...center devoted to research of the Stone Age, offering scholars laboratories...learn about the challenges faced by Stone Age men and women. They also study how...tools, helping shed light on how Stone Age people solved problems. "We find...
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Stone Age and Bronze Age landscapes in Scania, Sweden.(Ecology and Economy in Stone Age and Bronze Age Scania)(In the Wake of a Woman: Stone Age Pioneering of Northeastern Scania, Sweden, 10000-5000 BC, the Arup Settlements)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 12/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...ed.). Ecology and Economy in Stone Age and Bronze Age Scania. 218 pages...ed.). In the Wake of a Woman: Stone Age Pioneering of Northeastern Scania...settled landscape. One examines the Stone Age and Bronze Age on a 40kin long...
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Back to the Stone Age
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 6/29/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...29-2002 Back to the Stone Age Byline: Eileen Ng Edition...characterised by the use of stone tools. It is divided into three...shelter. The edged and pointed stone tools and weapons found at early...people had discovered the uses of stone by this era. People during...when microlithic flints ...
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Chinese Stone Age site yields evidence of advanced culture
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 5/4/2007; 700+ words
; Chinese Stone Age site yields evidence of advanced...uncovered strong evidence that Stone Age people in southern East...Excavations at the Dahe Stone Age site, in southwest China...Province, had revealed elaborate stone tools and instruments that rivaled...since 1998 yielded ...
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Stone age: sassier and more honest than ever, Sharon Stone is now the face of Dior's new skincare line.(Beauty Flash)
Magazine article from: W; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Sharon Stone is many things: outspoken...continues to get better with age. Thanks to good genes...simple skincare strategy, Stone's complexion remains...parts I get to play," Stone says. "I have the life experience now.. At this age, you have thoughtfulness...
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1st Ld-Writethru-China Exclusive: Chinese Stone Age site yields evidence of advanced culture
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 5/4/2007; 700+ words
; ...China Exclusive: Chinese Stone Age site yields evidence of advanced...uncovered strong evidence that Stone Age people in southern East...Excavations at the Dahe Stone Age site, in southwest China...Province, had revealed elaborate stone tools and instruments that ...
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RESEARCHERS DEDUCE STONE AGE HEALTH TIPS
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 2/16/1993; 575 words
; ...times as common now as it was in the Stone Age, a finding that suggests ways to...the closest modern equivalents of Stone Age humans, Eaton said. American women...Washington, D.C. The risk in Stone Age women was about 1 in 800 or 1 in...
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Stone Ages
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Stone Ages Those periods of the past...In Europe, three Stone Ages are recognized – the Old Stone Age ( PALAEOLITHIC ), the...and the New Stone Age ( NEOLITHIC ). In other...subdivisions are used. The Stone Ages are followed by the BRONZE...
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Queens of the Stone Age
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Queens of the Stone Age Rock group Southern California's Queens...Rubin further asserted that Queens of the Stone Age "observe the Sabbath less devoutly...even similarities between Queens of the Stone Age and "of all people, late-'70s art...
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Stone Age
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Stone Age Period of human evolution defined by the use of stone tools. The Stone Age dates from the earliest identifiable broken-pebble tools made by human ancestors c. 2.5 million years ago. The period is generally considered to have ended...
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stone age
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Internet
stone age Used to describe the period starting with the invention of the first computer (1949) up to the mid-1950s.
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New Stone Age
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
New Stone Age see Neolithic period .
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