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Homininid Era – Period prior to the existence of Hominini Prehistory – Period between the appearance of Homo ("humans"; first stone tools c. three million years ago) and the invention of writing systems (for the Ancient Near East : c. five thousand years ago).
Beginning of prehistoric technology – the earliest technology began (2.5 million years) before recorded history, that is, at the beginning of the Stone Age. Latest prehistoric technology – the level of technology reached before true writing was introduced differed by region (and usually included proto-writing)...
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used in the manufacture of implements with a sharp edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted roughly 2.5 million years, from the time of early hominids to Homo sapiens in the later Pleistocene era, and largely ended between 6000 and 2000 BCE with the advent of metalworking.
The names for archaeological periods vary enormously from region to region. This is a list of the main divisions by continent and region. Dating also varies considerably and those given are broad approximations across wide areas.
Other fine examples of art from the Upper Palaeolithic (broadly 40,000 to 10,000 years ago) include cave painting (such as at Chauvet, Lascaux, Altamira, Cosquer, and Pech Merle), incised / engraved cave art such as at Creswell Crags, [18] portable art (such as animal carvings and sculptures like the Venus of Willendorf), and open-air art (such ...
This is a broader term that encapsulates many forms of the above portable art. Figurative art includes three dimensional statues of animals or humans, and figures carved, imprinted, or painted on media. Figurative art resembles animals or humans, or "figures." Non-figurative; Non-figurative art is abstract designs imprinted on media.
The Stone Age; ↑ before Homo (): Paleolithic. Lower Paleolithic Early Stone Age Homo Control of fire Stone tools Middle Paleolithic Middle Stone Age Homo neanderthalensis Homo sapiens
Archaic – Early Basketmaker Era: c. 7000 – c. 1500 BCE San Dieguito–Pinto tradition: c. 6500 BCE – c. 200 CE Chihuahua (Southeastern) tradition: c. 6000 BCE – c. 250 CE Oshara (Northern) tradition: c. 5500 BCE – c. 600 CE Cochise tradition: 5000 – 200 BCE California: Millingstone Horizon (or Encinitas tradition) c. 5500 – 1500 BCE