Palaeolithic Period: Lower, Middle and Upper Palaeolithic Period
The first or the oldest prehistoric culture is known as Palaeolithic or the Old Stone Age. The term comes from the Greek word 'palaios' means old and 'lithos' means stone. Therefore, palaios+lithos=Palaeolithic. Although our knowledge regarding Palaeolithic is very meagre and imperfect, still Palaeolithic or Old Stone Age is very important as it provides a clear cut sequence of cultural [...]