Paleolithic Period: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Old Stone Age • Palaeolithic Period • Early Stone Age
Context	Stone Age

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The Venus of Willendorf, a small Upper Paleolithic limestone figurine with exaggerated female features and textured head, displayed against a black background.

A timeline chart showing the evolution of hominins over the past 4 million years, with colored bars representing different Australopithecus and Homo species diverging over time, ending with Homo sapiens at present.

Venus of Věstonice

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