Was the stone age time when they used stones as tools?

The Stone Age is a period in prehistory when stone was widely used to make implements with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted roughly from 3.3 million years ago (Early Stone Age) until the widespread adoption of metalworking, between 6000 and 3000 years ago.

What is a stone axe used for?

Where does the stone age get its name from?

What a bed looked like 200,000 years ago
Discovered in a South African cave, this litter alternates plant layers with ash, used as an insect repellent and thermal insulator. Fossilized litter unearthed by excavations mixed sheaves of plants from the panicoideae subfamily and camphor leaves. This article is taken from the monthly n°884
They find fabrics dyed with royal purple that date back to the time of Kings David and Solomon
Examining colored fabrics from the Timna Valley - a former copper-producing district in southern Israel - in a study that has lasted several years, researchers were surprised to find remnants of fabric, a tassel and wool fibers dyed with royal purple. Direct radiocarbon dating confirms that the fin
During the first millennium, the Pueblo Indians survived by sinking into lava tunnels
While exploring a lava tube in New Mexico, geoscientists discovered that around 1,500 years ago, the ancestral Pueblos had managed to survive the drought by sinking deep into these tunnels. They harvested ancient ice there and turned it into drinking water. Here, part of the ice exploited by the a
Stonehenge reveals its secrets
Two studies shed new light on the origin of megaliths and the amazing acoustic properties of the British prehistoric monument. The monument consists of several structures, concentric. This article is taken from the monthly n°885 of Sciences et Avenir-La Recherche, on newsstands in November 2020.