Stone Age

American  

noun

1. the period in the history of humankind, preceding the Bronze Age and the Iron Age, and marked by the use of stone implements and weapons: subdivided into the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic periods.

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Stone Age British  

noun

1. a period in human culture identified by the use of stone implements and usually divided into the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic stages

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1. (sometimes not capitals) of or relating to this period

   stone-age man

Stone Age Scientific  

1. The earliest known period of human culture, marked by the use of stone tools.

2. See Mesolithic Neolithic Paleolithic See Note at Three Age system

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Stone Age Cultural  

1. A period encompassing all of human history, perhaps several million years, before the Bronze Age. In the Stone Age, people learned to make and use stone tools and weapons.

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Etymology

Origin of Stone Age

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

But a major new study suggests their physical transformation from wolf to sofa-hogging furball began in the Middle Stone Age, much earlier than we previously thought.

From BBC

Not quite the Stone Age, but we are now more than a quarter of a century distant from Scotland's last success over their neighbours.

From BBC

The Queens of the Stone Age frontman discusses a new short film documenting the band’s 2024 gig in the Catacombs of Paris.

From Los Angeles Times

Also, while experimental rapper Jpegmafia will still open, Queens of the Stone Age have dropped off the bill.

From Los Angeles Times

"It is barbaric that we have returned to the Stone Age."

From BBC