1. Written and Illustrated by Phillip Martin

2. The Stone Age
The Stone Age is the period of human history before the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.

3. game changer helping them hunt, build and make their lives easier.
The Stone Age
The Stone Age gets its
name from stones.
But why?
It is the age when
early humans first
started using stones
for their tools and
weapons. This was a
game changer helping them
hunt, build and make their lives easier.

4. Not all places on the planet had development at the same time so dates
The Stone Age
Archaeologists study artifacts to determine when and where the Stone Age started.
Not all places on the planet
had development at
the same time so dates
vary. But, people
started using tools
about two million
years ago.

5. The Stone Age
Archaeologists divide the Stone Age into three periods, depending on the sophistication of the tools used.
The three periods are the Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age), the Mesolithic Age (Middle Stone Age) and the Neolithic Age (New Stone Age).

6. The Stone Age
The Paleolithic Age (Old Stone Age) took place during the last ice age.
It may come as a surprise to learn, the Paleolithic Age lasted so long it accounts for 99% of all human history!

7. In the Paleolithic Age, tools were also made from wood and bone.
The Stone Age
In the Paleolithic Age, tools were also made from wood and bone.
Languages developed and people even began to express themselves
with art on
the walls of caves.

8. The Stone Age
The Mesolithic Age (Middle Stone Age) was the period of time between the ice age and the introduction of farming.

9. The Stone Age
During the Mesolithic Age, weapons were more refined and smaller. This included arrows and spears.
Man’s best friend,
the faithful dog, was
domesticated at this
time from wolves!

10. By this time, people also had cows and sheep.
The Stone Age
The Neolithic Age (New Stone Age) was the time between the start of farming and the beginning of the Bronze Age.
By this time, people also had cows and sheep.

11. The Stone Age
Farming permitted people to stay in one location instead of constantly moving in search of food.
Communities grew, different roles in the community developed and trade connected people to other parts of the world.

12. The Stone Age
North
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
South
America
Australia
Earliest human findings are in Africa. From there, early humans migrated into Europe and Asia before they continued on to the rest of the world.

13. The Stone Age
The Bronze Age
The Iron Age
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