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| − | The "'''Stone age'''" is the term for the believed [[prehistory|prehistoric]] time before the [[Bronze Age]] when humans were able to craft tools of stone for production.<ref>The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005</ref> It is divided into | + | The "'''Stone age'''" is the term for the believed [[prehistory|prehistoric]] time before the [[Bronze Age]] when humans were able to craft tools of stone for production.<ref>The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005</ref> It is divided into three parts; [[Paleolithic Age|Paleolithic]], [[Mesolithic Age|Mesolithic]], and [[Neolithic Age|Neolithic]]. During the Paleolithic age, man harvested wild plants and animals for food. [[Agriculture]] began in the Neolithic age. The dates of the Stone age are debated but are generally accepted to be from 2,000,000 BC to 8,000 BC.<ref>Guisepi, Robert A., [http://history-world.org/stone_age.htm The Stone Age], 2000 (International World History Project)</ref>. |
[[Young Earth creationism|Young-Earth creationists]] believe that there was never a "stone age", but rather there have been ''stone cultures'', especially following the dispersal of humanity from the [[Tower of Babel]].<ref>Ham, Ken, Batten, Don, and Wieland, Carl, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3278/ ‘Stone age’ people] chapter 8 of One Blood.</ref> | [[Young Earth creationism|Young-Earth creationists]] believe that there was never a "stone age", but rather there have been ''stone cultures'', especially following the dispersal of humanity from the [[Tower of Babel]].<ref>Ham, Ken, Batten, Don, and Wieland, Carl, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3278/ ‘Stone age’ people] chapter 8 of One Blood.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:14, November 1, 2007
The "Stone age" is the term for the believed prehistoric time before the Bronze Age when humans were able to craft tools of stone for production.[1] It is divided into three parts; Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic. During the Paleolithic age, man harvested wild plants and animals for food. Agriculture began in the Neolithic age. The dates of the Stone age are debated but are generally accepted to be from 2,000,000 BC to 8,000 BC.[2].
Young-Earth creationists believe that there was never a "stone age", but rather there have been stone cultures, especially following the dispersal of humanity from the Tower of Babel.[3]
References
- ↑ The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005
- ↑ Guisepi, Robert A., The Stone Age, 2000 (International World History Project)
- ↑ Ham, Ken, Batten, Don, and Wieland, Carl, ‘Stone age’ people chapter 8 of One Blood.