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Choose a Page:What is prehistory?Who was the ‘Handy Man’?Who was 'Lucy'?Are humans descended from apes?What did prehistoric people eat?Who were the first human-like crea...*When was the Stone Age?*Who were the first modern humans?When did humans first use fire?Did people really live in caves?Who was 'Piltdown Man'?When were the first works of art made?Where were the 'Neanderthals' found?Have human brains got bigger? When was the Stone Age? The Old Stone Age lasted from when people first used stones as tools, about 3 million years ago, to about 12,000 years ago. Next came the Middle Stone Age, up to about 5,000 years ago, followed by the New Stone Age, when people started to farm. Stone Age hand tools   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Human World Chapter: Prehistoric People