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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.
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Stone Age hand tools
 
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