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Period: 200 to Oct 29, 700
The Stone Age Timeline
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stone tools
Consequently in the literature the stone tools used in the period of the Palaeolithic are divided into four "modes", each of which designate a different form of complexity, and which in most cases followed a rough chronological order. -
Obsidian arrowhead
Obsidian was valued in Stone Age cultures because, like flint, it could be fractured to produce sharp blades or arrowheads.