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World Encyclopedia

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2004
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Earliest stage of human history, from c.2 million years ago until between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago. It was

Paleolithic

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Derek A. Roe, Gonen Sharon, and Anthony Sinclair

The Oxford Companion To Archaeology (2 ed.)

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2012
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Lower and Middle Paleolithic Upper Paleolithic

Palaeolithic

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The Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History

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2003
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The Old Stone Age, the earliest period of human activity following the last Ice Age.

Palaeolithic

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The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History (2 ed.)

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2009
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The Old Stone Age, the earliest period of human activity following the last Ice Age. Deposits in caves and scattered stone artefacts form the basis of archaeological investigation of this ... More
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)

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the early phase of the Stone Age, lasting about 2.5 million years, when primitive stone implements were used. The Palaeolithic period extends from the first appearance of artefacts to the ... More

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