Stone Age
broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements
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Summary
Stone Age is an archaeological age[1]. It draws 18,048 Wikipedia views per month (archaeological age category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: human history[3], temporal entity[4]
- Named after: stone tool[5]
- Followed by: Bronze Age[6]
- Part of: prehistory[7]
- Commons category: Stone Age[8]
- End time: 2000 BC[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Stone Age[10]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic:period=stone-age[11]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13], The Encyclopedia Americana[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], The New Student's Reference Work[16]
- Topic has template: Q10519671[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[18], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject History[20], WikiProject Archaeology[21]
Why It Matters
Stone Age has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]