Stone age aesthetic

Palaeolithic, paleolithic (Greek: palaios-old and lithos-stone) or Old Stone Age was period that fully coincide with Pleistocene Epoch. For this period were related first cultural paleolithic groups, movement and spread of cultural groups, as well as their influence and disappearance. In general,

Neolithic houses at Stonehenge Visitors Centre

Rock art. Excellent example of prehistoric cup and ring marks on outcrop at Ormaig near Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Recent debate about women’s roles in the Ice Age raises questions about how much can be said about everyday lives in this era. Elle Clifford and Paul Bahn examine the evidence for who did what in the Palaeolithic.

Many settings across Scotland have inspired me and my stories. A few that I've found most inspiring have been standing stone circles. They are so mystical and mysterious. Do they have magical properties? Will they cause people to time-travel or find true love? Everyone wonders who built them and why. Not even the experts truly know all the answers, though they have many theories. All we know is that some of them were built around 5000 years ago and most have astronomical alignments. I've…

The Stone Age is the longest period of human history, lasting from 2.6 million years ago to about 5,000 years ago.

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The Iron Age was a period in human history that started between 1200 B.C. and 600 B.C. During the Iron Age, people across much of Europe, Asia and parts of Africa began making tools and weapons from iron and steel.