Paleolithic Era: Old Stone Age

Prehistory

The period of time before people kept written records, where the story of human progress is much older.

Artifacts

Objects shaped by human beings, such as tools, drawings, pottery, weapons, jewelry, and other items made by prehistoric people.

Archeologists

Scientists who study places where prehistoric people lived, looking for remains like homes, graves, and towns, and examining the artifacts found there.

Carbon-14 Dating

A method used to determine the approximate age of once-living materials by analyzing the amount of radioactive carbon-14 remaining in them.

Paleolithic Age

The longest part of prehistoric times where people were hunters and gatherers, living as nomads and making temporary homes in caves or tents.

Neanderthal

A group of Paleolithic hunting people who lived from 100,000 to 40,000 years ago, known for their rituals and beliefs, including burying their dead with tools and ornaments.

Cro-Magnon

Another group of Paleolithic people who developed art, creating artifacts like beads, necklaces, bracelets, and sculptures, and even making music with a flute carved from bone.

Cave Paintings

Artworks found in caves like Altamira and Lascaux, created by Cro-Magnon artists between 12,000 and 30,000 years ago, depicting animals in various colors as part of hunting rituals.

Ice Age

A period of cooler weather and climate changes late in the Old Stone Age, with at least four long cold periods, the most recent reaching its height about 20,000 years ago.