Stone Age in Africa

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:characterizedBy hunter-gatherer societies
use of fire
emergence of Homo sapiens
stone tool use
development of early art
domestication of plants and animals (late period)
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Paleolithic
gptkb:Mesolithic
Neolithic
gptkbp:endDate about 2000 BCE
gptkbp:followedBy Bronze Age in Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stone Age in Africa
gptkbp:location gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:notableCategory gptkb:Wilton
gptkb:Acheulean
gptkb:Aterian
gptkb:Howiesons_Poort
gptkb:Lupemban
gptkb:Oldowan
gptkb:Sangoan
gptkb:Stillbay
Capsian
Nubian Complex
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Laetoli
gptkb:Klasies_River_Caves
gptkb:Jebel_Irhoud
gptkb:Omo_Kibish
gptkb:Olduvai_Gorge
gptkb:Katanda
gptkb:Blombos_Cave
gptkb:Border_Cave
Enkapune Ya Muto
Gademotta Formation
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Stone_Age
gptkbp:precededBy no earlier period (earliest known period)
gptkbp:relatedTo archaeology
paleoanthropology
African prehistory
gptkbp:significantEvent appearance of anatomically modern humans
migration out of Africa
invention of microlithic tools
development of symbolic behavior
earliest known beadwork
earliest known cave art in Africa
earliest known use of ochre
gptkbp:startDate about 3.3 million years ago
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Iron_Age_in_Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7