Old Stone Age

American  

noun

1. the Paleolithic period.

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Old Stone Age British  

noun

1. (not now in technical usage) another term for Palaeolithic

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Old Stone Age Scientific  

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1. See Paleolithic

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Example Sentences

It aims for the encyclopedic, “from cave paintings of the Old Stone Age to the latest video art.”

From New York Times

They therefore continue the transformation of animals into gods that began in the Old Stone Age.

From Literature

This is the first craft of which we have evidence, and with it we enter a phase of human development known as the Paleolithic, or Old Stone Age.

From Literature

Such a notion is familiar to us from the cults of earth deities of later times; its origin perhaps goes back to the Old Stone Age.

From Literature

Apparently, people of the Old Stone Age made no clear distinction between image and reality.

From Literature