Eolithic

British

/ ˌiːəʊˈlɪθɪk /

adjective

denoting, relating to, or characteristic of the early part of the Stone Age, characterized by the use of crude stone tools

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The former is again divided into the Eolithic, Lower Paleolithic, and the Upper Paleolithic.

From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)

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