Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras

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The first age in which people lived (c 2.3 million years ago – c.8,000 bc) when they mostly hunted and gathered their food.

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Paleolithic Era

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The time period starting c. 8,000 bc when humans started to settle into farming villages and started producing their own food.

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Neolithic Era

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Campsites, Tents, Caves and Huts; Temporary and Mobile.

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Housing in Paleolithic Era

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Houses constructed of stone, mud, or wood; More permanent.

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Housing in Neolithic Era

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Villages and small cities; Private property.

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Social Organization in Neolithic Era

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Farming and herding; Start of specialized workers.

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Food/Living in Neolithic Era

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Hunting and gathering tools: Baskets, skins, bone and stone tools.

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Technology in Paleolithic Era

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Hunting and gathering; Nomadic (moved with the food).

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Food/Living in Paleolithic Era

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Farming tools: Pottery, metal work, spinning/weaving, etc.

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Technology in Neolithic Era

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Small Nomadic groups (25-40); Society of equals, sharing resources.

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Social Organization in Paleolithic Era