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Middle Stone Age

period in African prehistory
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Middle Stone Age

Summary

Middle Stone Age is an archaeological period[1]. It draws 624 Wikipedia views per month (archaeological_period category, ranking #20 of 45).[2]

Key Facts

  • Middle Stone Age's instance of is recorded as archaeological period[3].
  • Middle Stone Age's Commons category is recorded as Middle Stone Age[4].
  • Middle Stone Age began on -278000-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Middle Stone Age ended on -35500-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • Middle Stone Age's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Middle Stone Age[7].

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Definition and Type

Middle Stone Age's instance of is recorded as archaeological period[3].

Why It Matters

Middle Stone Age draws 624 Wikipedia views per month (archaeological_period category, ranking #20 of 45).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Ghaly · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → archaeological period
    Instance of → —
    Start time → -278000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category → Category:Middle Stone Age
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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