It is a period that dates from the beginnings of man on earth until 4000 BC, its name is due to the fact that during this period man developed a series of techniques to carve the stone and elaborate and develop sharp tools from it, Such tools facilitated man tasks such as hunting animals, cutting meat and collecting food, all this with the passing of the years evolved, because as man managed to carve different types of stone and with different edges the uses were also varied. that could be given.
The stone age is classified into three different periods based on the development of the tools that were designed during them, these are the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic.
- Paleolithic: it began with the development of instruments made of stone made by Homo Habilis, this period dates back more than 2 million years, during that time life on earth was difficult due to climate phenomena (glaciations) and diversity of dangerous animals, man was characterized by gathering fruits and hunting animals, used to gather in small populations that were in constant movement in search of animals that provided them with food. This period in turn is subdivided into three, the Paleolithic, the lower, the middle and the upper. The Lower Palaeolithic, the settlers who inhabited the earth during this, were characterized by the development of rudimentary tools such as axes that facilitated hunting, which together with the collection in a safe source of food. In the Middle Paleolithic, more dazzling tools were developedDue to the inclusion of fire in the process to treat the rock, the practice of burying the dead became present during this time. Lastly, the Upper Palaeolithic was located. The most significant advance during the Upper Palaeolithic was the use of other materials such as bone to make tools, the use of painting in caves also became customary.
- Mesolithic: here man continued with the teachings left by his ancestors, however great advances were made in regard to hunting with the implementation of the bow and arrow, thus increasing efficiency when hunting, it also began to be used wood as a new material for making tools.
- Neolithic: during this time, human beings managed to establish dominoes in front of nature, by developing techniques for polishing rocks and drilling them, allowing other tasks such as cutting down trees that allowed the development of rafts to fish and travel, Techniques were learned to make threads and weave fibers of animal and vegetable origin, with the use of fire they began to make utensils made of ceramic. Thanks to all this development, man managed to implement food production systems through the sowing, breeding and domestication of animals.
