the Stone Age

noun

: the oldest period in which human beings are known to have existed : the age during which humans made and used stone tools
often used figuratively to suggest something outmoded
His political ideas are from the Stone Age.
I'm still using a Stone Age computer.

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Notably, this isn’t Queens of the Stone Age’s first subterranean gig, with the group previously performing 2,300 feet underground at German salt mine, Erlebnisbergwerk Sondershausen, in November 2007. Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 14 May 2025 The next day will be in Narvik, a fishing village that can trace its history to the Stone Age but that has held township status only since the early 20th century. Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025 Queens of the Stone Age will be back on the road next summer after cancelling a run of 2024 shows due to unspecified health issues affecting singer/guitarist Josh Homme. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024 Either way, the answer could shake up what’s known about human origins during the Stone Age. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Stone Age

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“The Stone Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Stone%20Age. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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