Stone Age
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+ | The '''Stone Age''' is a broad [[prehistory|prehistoric]] time period during which [[human]]s widely used [[Rock (geology)|stone]] for toolmaking. | ||
+ | == Popular culture of The Stone Age == | ||
+ | The image of the [[caveman]] is commonly associated with the Stone Age. For example, the 2003 [[documentary series]] showing the evolution of humans through the Stone Age was called ''[[Walking with Cavemen]]'', although only the last programme showed humans living in caves. While the idea that human beings and [[dinosaur]]s coexisted is sometimes portrayed in popular culture in cartoons, films and computer games, such as ''[[The Flintstones]]'', ''[[One Million Years B.C.]]'' and ''[[Chuck Rock]]'', the notion of hominids and non-avian dinosaurs co-existing is not supported by any scientific evidence. | ||
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+ | Other depictions of the Stone Age include the best-selling ''[[Earth's Children]]'' series of books by [[Jean M. Auel]], which are set in the [[Palaeolithic]] and are loosely based on archaeological and [[anthropology|anthropological]] findings. The 1981 [[film]] ''[[Quest for Fire]]'' by [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]] tells the story of a group of neanderthals searching for their lost fire. | ||
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+ | The phrase "bomb them back into the Stone Age", was made by then [[Chief of Staff]], [[US Air Force]] General [[Curtis E. Lemay]], when in 1965, he made the statement towards the North Vietnamese, during the [[Vietnam War]]; "They've got to draw in their horns and stop their aggression, or ''we're going to bomb them back into the stone age.''" The gist of that statement implied a fierce aerial attack that would have utterly destroyed its target's [[infrastructure]], forcing its survivors to revert to primitive technology in order to survive. | ||
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+ | == See also == | ||
+ | * [[Megalith]] | ||
+ | * [[Prehistoric warfare]] | ||
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The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which humans widely used stone for toolmaking.
Popular culture of The Stone Age
The image of the caveman is commonly associated with the Stone Age. For example, the 2003 documentary series showing the evolution of humans through the Stone Age was called Walking with Cavemen, although only the last programme showed humans living in caves. While the idea that human beings and dinosaurs coexisted is sometimes portrayed in popular culture in cartoons, films and computer games, such as The Flintstones, One Million Years B.C. and Chuck Rock, the notion of hominids and non-avian dinosaurs co-existing is not supported by any scientific evidence.
Other depictions of the Stone Age include the best-selling Earth's Children series of books by Jean M. Auel, which are set in the Palaeolithic and are loosely based on archaeological and anthropological findings. The 1981 film Quest for Fire by Jean-Jacques Annaud tells the story of a group of neanderthals searching for their lost fire.
The phrase "bomb them back into the Stone Age", was made by then Chief of Staff, US Air Force General Curtis E. Lemay, when in 1965, he made the statement towards the North Vietnamese, during the Vietnam War; "They've got to draw in their horns and stop their aggression, or we're going to bomb them back into the stone age." The gist of that statement implied a fierce aerial attack that would have utterly destroyed its target's infrastructure, forcing its survivors to revert to primitive technology in order to survive.
See also