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: the first known period of prehistoric human culture characterized by the use of stone tools compare mesolithic, neolithic, paleolithic
2
: a stage in a human institution or field of endeavor regarded as primitive, outmoded, or obsolete
the Stone Age of information handling before computers
1
: of, relating to, or resembling the culture of the Stone Age especially in the use of stone implements
modern Stone Age peoples
our Stone Age ancestors
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: primitive, outmoded, or unsophisticated (as in ideas or technology) by currently accepted standards
marauding mercenaries with Stone Age political ideas—
Robert Moss
Robert Mossusing a Stone Age camera
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Stone Age attitudes about the raising of children.
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Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The burial ground came to light during investigations of an earlier Stone Age settlement in the locality of Tvååker, Varberg Municipality, in southern Sweden, Arkeologerna (The Archaeologists), the country's leading consultancy on archaeology and cultural environments, said in a press release.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
There’s even evidence that Stone Age man ate something akin to waffles.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Modern societies are as susceptible as Stone Age tribes to mass delusions and psychosis.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Sep. 2024
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Historian Yuval Harari, in Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks From Stone Age to AI, argues that control over information shapes power in society.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
The burial ground came to light during investigations of an earlier Stone Age settlement in the locality of Tvååker, Varberg Municipality, in southern Sweden, Arkeologerna (The Archaeologists), the country's leading consultancy on archaeology and cultural environments, said in a press release.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
There’s even evidence that Stone Age man ate something akin to waffles.
—Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Modern societies are as susceptible as Stone Age tribes to mass delusions and psychosis.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 22 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for Stone Age
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“Stone Age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Stone%20Age. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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