Paleolithic Period

c. 2.5 million to c. 10,000 BCE

The Paleolithic Period or “Old Stone Age” is distinguished by the use stone tools and the world’s earliest art

Caves

Paintings on cave walls are some of the most famous examples of art made in the Paleolithic period

Ancient calendar stone with text "BC vs. AD, BCE vs. CE" overlay, juxtaposed with a historical manuscript in the background.

Important terms and concepts

Paleolithic

Ocher/Ochre

Pigment

Cave painting

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