Middle Paleolithic Age

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Middle_Stone_Age
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Neanderthals
early modern humans
gptkbp:characterizedBy gptkb:Levallois_technique
gptkb:Mousterian_tool_culture
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic_Age
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Middle Paleolithic Age
gptkbp:notableFor burial of the dead
development of prepared-core stone tools
possible early art
use of fire
use of ochre
early symbolic behavior
hunting and gathering lifestyle
use of animal hides for clothing
gptkbp:period about 300,000 to 30,000 years ago
gptkbp:precededBy Lower Paleolithic Age
gptkbp:region gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:Western_Asia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic_Age
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6