Paleolithic

PALEOLITHIC AGE

By clara.LOPEZ
  • 8000 BCE

    UPPER PALEOLITHIC

    UPPER PALEOLITHIC
    The first spiritual and artistic expressions appeared. They made stone figures representing Venus, the goddess of fertility.
  • 4000 BCE

    COPPER AGE

    COPPER AGE
    Copper tools and weapons were very fragile.
  • 3000 BCE

    BRONZE AGE

    BRONZE AGE
    Bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, was more resistant. They used it to make farming tools and sophisticated weapons.
  • 1000 BCE

    IRON AGE

    IRON AGE
    Iron was more abundant and resistant than the previous metals
  • 200 BCE

    LOWER PALEOLITHIC

    LOWER PALEOLITHIC
    This was the longest ofthe three periods. The hominids learnt to carve ston. These tools are called bifaces.
  • 45 BCE

    MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC

    MIDDLE PALEOLITHIC
    They perfected tool-making and used smaller stone chips for carving. They began using other materials, like bone, and created new utensils: knives, arrowheads, harpoons for fishing, and sewing needles