Lower Paleolithic
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The Lower Paleolithic is the earliest subdivision of the Paleolithic era, marked by the emergence of the first stone tool technologies and early human ancestors such as Homo habilis and Homo erectus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lower Paleolithic canonical | 3 |
| South Asian Lower Paleolithic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22116675 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lower Paleolithic Context triple: [Oldowan stone tools, timePeriodStart, Lower Paleolithic]
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Middle Paleolithic
The Middle Paleolithic is a prehistoric period characterized by the development of Neanderthals and early modern humans, marked by more advanced stone tool technologies such as the Mousterian industry.
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Acheulean
Acheulean is a prehistoric stone tool industry characterized by large bifacial handaxes and cleavers, associated mainly with Homo erectus and early Homo sapiens across Africa, Europe, and Asia.
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Upper Palaeolithic
The Upper Palaeolithic is the final phase of the Old Stone Age, marked by advanced stone tools, cave art, and the widespread presence of anatomically modern humans across Eurasia.
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Stone Age
The Stone Age is the earliest known period of human prehistory, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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Mesolithic period
The Mesolithic period is a prehistoric era between the Paleolithic and Neolithic characterized by hunter-gatherer societies using microlithic stone tools and adapting to post-glacial environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lower Paleolithic Target entity description: The Lower Paleolithic is the earliest subdivision of the Paleolithic era, marked by the emergence of the first stone tool technologies and early human ancestors such as Homo habilis and Homo erectus.
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A.
Middle Paleolithic
The Middle Paleolithic is a prehistoric period characterized by the development of Neanderthals and early modern humans, marked by more advanced stone tool technologies such as the Mousterian industry.
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B.
Acheulean
Acheulean is a prehistoric stone tool industry characterized by large bifacial handaxes and cleavers, associated mainly with Homo erectus and early Homo sapiens across Africa, Europe, and Asia.
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C.
Upper Palaeolithic
The Upper Palaeolithic is the final phase of the Old Stone Age, marked by advanced stone tools, cave art, and the widespread presence of anatomically modern humans across Eurasia.
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D.
Stone Age
The Stone Age is the earliest known period of human prehistory, characterized by the creation and use of stone tools before the advent of metalworking.
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E.
Mesolithic period
The Mesolithic period is a prehistoric era between the Paleolithic and Neolithic characterized by hunter-gatherer societies using microlithic stone tools and adapting to post-glacial environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lower Paleolithic