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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
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: 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
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: 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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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
The tiny, wooded citadel is the northernmost Stone Age stronghold anywhere in Eurasia.
—Literary Hub, 26 Jan. 2026
Some experts believe that evidence of string-making by Neanderthals more than 40,000 years ago indicates that our Stone Age ancestors had an understanding of mathematical concepts like pairs and sets, as well as other basic numeracy skills.
—Jasmin Sykes, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Stone Age painters frequently included the woolly rhino in their work, including on cave paintings in France’s Chauvet–Pont d’Arc dating back about 30,000 years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
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Just published in The New England Journal of Medicine, scientists examined the remains of two Stone Age skeletons discovered in 1963.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2026
The tiny, wooded citadel is the northernmost Stone Age stronghold anywhere in Eurasia.
—Literary Hub, 26 Jan. 2026
Some experts believe that evidence of string-making by Neanderthals more than 40,000 years ago indicates that our Stone Age ancestors had an understanding of mathematical concepts like pairs and sets, as well as other basic numeracy skills.
—Jasmin Sykes, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Stone Age painters frequently included the woolly rhino in their work, including on cave paintings in France’s Chauvet–Pont d’Arc dating back about 30,000 years.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for Stone Age
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“Stone Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Stone%20Age. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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