stone age

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   (archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements

   Broadertime period

   Part ofprehistory

   PartsEolithic AgePaleolithic AgeMesolithic AgeNeolithic Age

   archeology

Questions about stone age

What does stone age mean?

stone age means "(archeology) the earliest known period of human culture, characterized by the use of stone implements".

Is stone age a common word?

stone age is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.