Late Stone Age
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The Later Stone Age is a period in African prehistory that follows the Middle Stone Age.
African biface (spear point) dated to the Later Stone Age.
African biface (scraper/cutting tool) dated to the Later Stone Age.
Middle Stone Age
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The Middle Stone Age was a period of African prehistory between the Early Stone Age and the Later Stone Age. It is generally considered to have begun around 280,000 years ago and ended around 50–25,00
Late Stone Age
…The Later Stone Age (LSA) is a period in African prehistory that follows the Middle Stone Age. The Later Stone Age is associated with the advent of modern human behavior in Africa, although definitions of this concept and means of studying it…
Middle Stone Age tool from Blombos Cave
The Awash Valley
2009 excavations at the Diepkloof Rock Shelter
Homo erectus skull, Museum of Natural History, Ann Arbor