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  • n  second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC
  • a  of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic)
    paleolithic artifacts

  • Henry de Lumley, 30, an archaeological specialist in the late paleolithic civilization, had the authority of the French Ministry of Culture behind him, and among the stones .
  • Like the tableaux on the cave walls, some portray paleolithic man's animal neighbors.
  • My guess is that some of the more rabid ancient-diet advocates wouldn't consider it a true paleolithic prescription.
News & Articles

  • The Rise of the Lady Paleos: How a Dubious Diet Aimed at Men Appeals to Women, Too
    If it worked for Raquel Welch, it might work for you. The Paleo diet has always been difficult to take very seriously. The program aims to mimic what our hunter-gatherer ancestors ate during the Paleolithic era and is most often associated with city-dwelling males who go around pretending they're cavemen . But the new shepherds of the Paleo diet aren't hypermasculine men who install meat lockers ...
    June 11, 2013 - New York Magazine
Quotes

  • Martha Clarke in New York Times
    Though she was educated at Juilliard ("it was in the Paleolithic era before Lincoln Center"), Ms. Clarke says she does not find urban life conducive to creativity.
  • Toomas Hendrik Ilves in Discovery News
    The attack was "the IT equivalent of a paleolithic attack with rocks and clubs," President Ilves said. "But we know that even attacks with rocks and clubs can cause damage."
  • Erik Trinkaus in National Geographic
    Once you get well into the upper Paleolithic, you'll find that there's a clear separation in most cases of human debris and the debris from carnivores [animals that eat only meat],Trinkaus said.

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