Paleolithic Period: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Paleolithic Period. | Sep 19, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Paleolithic Diet. | Jul 11, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - World History Volume 1, to 1500 - People in the Paleolithic Age. | Dec 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Boise State Pressbooks - Introduction To Art - Prehistory. | Oct 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: J-Stage - The Paleolithic Era: A crucial period in human ancient history (PDF). | Jun 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Florida State College at Jacksonville Pressbooks - Humanities: Prehistory to the 15th Century - The Paleolithic Era. | Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Palaeolithic art: Old masters, early cultures. | Dec 11, 2024 | ||
| Article revised and updated | Oct 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rebus Community - History of Applied Science and Technology - From the Paleolithic to the Neolithic Period. | May 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Paleolithic technology, culture, and art. | Nov 14, 2023 | ||
| Link added. | Oct 09, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Sep 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Paleolithic Age in Iran. | Apr 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - The Paleolithic Period. | Oct 23, 2022 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 29, 2021 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 23, 2019 | ||
| Added illustration of human evolution through time. | Jul 31, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Paleolithic. | Jul 19, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 11, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brown University � The Upper Paleolithic. | Oct 20, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brown University � The Upper Paleolithic. | Oct 20, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine - Paleolithic Period. | Nov 02, 2016 | ||
| Time difference between oldest tools and oldest specimen of the genus Homo changed to "almost 1 million years." | Jun 22, 2016 | ||
| Text added describing the discovery of tools dating to 3.3 million years ago during the Middle Pliocene Epoch. | Jul 30, 2015 | ||
| Media added. | May 15, 2015 | ||
| Updated to mention shell beads of the Middle Paleolithic, the discoveries of various Paleolithic bone flutes, and the names of a few cave art sites. | May 15, 2015 | ||
| Image of the Venus of Willendorf added. | Oct 05, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Prehistoric and Predynastic Egypt - Palaeolithic. | Sep 22, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 24, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Minnesota State University - The Paleolithic Period and Jomon Period. | Feb 27, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: World History International - An Overview of the Paleolithic. | Sep 04, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 30, 1998 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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