1
: 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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Adjective
Stone Age attitudes about the raising of children.
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Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Scholars believe Stonehenge may have been used as a calendar in the New Stone Age.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
All lines came back to one point — a single person living close to the Black Sea as many as 9,000 years ago, which includes the early Stone Age and the Viking Age, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
As for the bucolic scenes: for all their technical prowess, those were actually rooted in the digital Stone Age.
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Noun
The process was an ironic combination of Stone Age communications and 20th century technology.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Scholars believe Stonehenge may have been used as a calendar in the New Stone Age.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 27 May 2025
All lines came back to one point — a single person living close to the Black Sea as many as 9,000 years ago, which includes the early Stone Age and the Viking Age, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
As for the bucolic scenes: for all their technical prowess, those were actually rooted in the digital Stone Age.
—Vogue, 6 May 2025
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“Stone Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Stone%20Age. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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