Old Stone Age
Americannoun
noun
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The results confirmed that the bison dates to the Upper Paleolithic, the later portion of the Old Stone Age when anatomically modern humans created many of Europe's most famous cave paintings.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
It aims for the encyclopedic, “from cave paintings of the Old Stone Age to the latest video art.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
They are words in Yoruba, a widely spoken West African language that has its roots in the Old Stone Age.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2015
During the Old Stone Age, prehistoric people’s religious beliefs centered around nature, animal spirits, and some idea of an afterlife.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Apparently, people of the Old Stone Age made no clear distinction between image and reality.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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