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Objects or items made or used by humans in the past, which can provide valuable information about the Stone Age.

Paleolithic Era: The Paleolithic Era, also known as the Old Stone Age, refers to the period of human prehistory from approximately 2.6 million years ago to around 10,000 BCE.
Lithic Technology: Lithic technology is the study of stone tools and how they were made and used by early humans.
Flintknapping: Flintknapping is the process of creating stone tools by striking one rock against another to create sharp edges.
Hunter-gatherer societies: Hunter-gatherer societies were groups of people who lived by hunting, fishing, and gathering food rather than by agriculture or industry.
Cave Art: Cave art refers to prehistoric art found in caves and rock shelters created by early humans.
Human Evolution: Human evolution is the study of how humans evolved over time, from their earliest ancestors to modern humans.
Prehistoric Animals and Plants: Prehistoric animals and plants refer to the species of plants and animals that existed in the Stone Age.
Archaeological Techniques: Archaeological techniques involve the use of methods like excavation, surveying, and analysis to gather and interpret artifacts and other evidence from the past.
Social Organization: Social organization refers to the way that humans organize themselves into different groups based on social factors like family, religion, and culture.
Climate Change: Climate change is the study of how the Earth's climate has changed over time and how it has affected human societies throughout history.
Architecture and Engineering: Architecture and engineering refer to the design and construction of structures and buildings, including those created by early humans using stone tools.
Trade and Exchange: Trade and exchange refer to the ways that prehistoric societies traded goods and shared resources with each other.
Religion and Belief Systems: Religion and belief systems refer to the spiritual and philosophical systems of prehistoric societies, as evidenced by artifacts and other evidence.
Cultural Diversity: Cultural diversity refers to the ways that different societies and cultures have developed unique ways of life and customs based on their history and environment.
Human Migration: Human migration is the study of how early humans moved across the Earth and how their movements affected the development of different societies and cultures.
Arrowheads: Small, pointed stones used as tips on arrows for hunting and warfare.
Axes: Stone tools with a sharp edge used for cutting, chopping and shaping wood or other materials.
Blades: Long, thin flakes of stone used for a range of functions, including cutting and scraping.
Burins: Sharp stone tools used for engraving or carving into bone, ivory, or wood.
Chisels: Shaped stones with a sharp edge used for cutting into wood or other materials.
Grinding Stones: Flat stones used for grinding or sharpening tools and weapons.
Hammerstones: Large, round stones used as a percussion tool to strike other stones, often used for breaking open nuts or animal bones.
Hand Axes: Larger stone tools with a sharp edge for chopping or scraping.
Lithic Cores: Stones used as a source for making other stone tools by striking flakes or blades from the edges of the stone.
Spokeshaves: Small stone tools used for shaping wood into round or curved shapes.
Scraper: Stone tools used for scraping hides, wood or other materials smooth and clean.
Spearheads: Long, sharp stones used as tips on spears for hunting and warfare.
Wedges: Triangular-shaped stones used to split wood or other materials.