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Etymology

Stone Age

/ˌstoʊn ˈeɪdʒ/

isim

Origin

İngilizce

stone + age — Taş devri

Overview

Meaning Now

  • The prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make tools.

Literal older meaning

The era of stone

Language path

İngilizce

Earliest form

Stone Age

Earliest period

19. yüzyıl

Journey

The term is part of the 'Three-Age System' (Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age) developed by Christian Jürgensen Thomsen in the early 19th century to organize prehistoric chronology.

Evolution

  1. Modern Arkeoloji

    Stone Age

    “Taş aletlerin baskın olduğu tarih öncesi dönem”

    Paleolitik, Mezolitik ve Neolitik dönemleri kapsar.

Connections

Word parts

stone

root

taş

age

root

çağ, dönem

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