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Prehistory, also called pre-literary history, [1] is the period of human history between the first known use of stone tools by hominins c. 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems.
27 wrz 2019 · The Prehistoric Period—or when there was human life before records documented human activity—roughly dates from 2.5 million years ago to 1,200 B.C. It is generally categorized in...
6 cze 2023 · Prehistory refers to the period of time before the advent of written records or documented history. It encompasses the vast span of time during which humans and their ancestors lived without leaving written accounts of their activities and events.
This timeline of prehistory covers the time from the appearance of Homo sapiens approximately 315,000 years ago in Africa to the invention of writing, over 5,000 years ago, with the earliest records going back to 3,200 BC.
28 wrz 2023 · Prehistory is the period comprising the emergence of the first hominids, around 2,500,000 years ago, until roughly 3000 BC, with the invention of writing in Lower Mesopotamia, which marked the beginning of human history.
Prehistory, the vast period of time before written records or human documentation, includes the Neolithic Revolution, Neanderthals and Denisovans, Stonehenge, the Ice Age and more.
25 paź 2024 · The Stone Age was a prehistoric cultural stage, or level of human development, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools, the oldest known of which date to some 3.3 million years ago. The Stone Age is usually divided into three separate periods: Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic.