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45,000 BCE
Middle paleolithic
They perfected tool-making and ussed smaller stone chips for carving. They began using other materials, like bone, and created new utensils : knives, arrowheads, harpoons for fishing, and sewing needles. -
25,000 BCE
Lower paleolithic
This was the longest of the three periods. The hominids learnt to carve stone. These tools are called bifaces. -
8000 BCE
Upper paleolithic
The first spirituals and artistic expressions appeared. They made stone figures representing Venus, the goddess of fertility -
4000 BCE
Copper age
Copper tools and weapons were very fragile. -
3000 BCE
Bronze age
Bronze, an alloly of copper and tin, was more resistant. They used it to make farming tools and sophisticated weapons. -
1000 BCE
Iron age
Iron was more abundant and resistant than the previous metals.
