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: the first known period of prehistoric human culture characterized by the use of stone tools compare mesolithic, neolithic, paleolithic
2
: a stage in a human institution or field of endeavor regarded as primitive, outmoded, or obsolete
the Stone Age of information handling before computers
1
: of, relating to, or resembling the culture of the Stone Age especially in the use of stone implements
modern Stone Age peoples
our Stone Age ancestors
2
: primitive, outmoded, or unsophisticated (as in ideas or technology) by currently accepted standards
marauding mercenaries with Stone Age political ideas—
Robert Moss
Robert Mossusing a Stone Age camera
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Stone Age attitudes about the raising of children.
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Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
Earlier theories held that Stone Age humans might have made a single important technological advance or developed a new way of sharing information, but researchers haven’t found evidence to back that up.
—Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
This led to the discovery of an even older artifact related to the Middle Stone Age, dating between 9650 and 4900 B.C.
—Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
The process was an ironic combination of Stone Age communications and 20th century technology.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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Noun
Key takeaways: What is dry stone walling? Civilizations from Stone Age Scotland to the eighth-century Maya to 13th-century African empires have used dry stone walling to demarcate borders.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
Earlier theories held that Stone Age humans might have made a single important technological advance or developed a new way of sharing information, but researchers haven’t found evidence to back that up.
—Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
This led to the discovery of an even older artifact related to the Middle Stone Age, dating between 9650 and 4900 B.C.
—Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
The process was an ironic combination of Stone Age communications and 20th century technology.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
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“Stone Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Stone%20Age. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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