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I wouldn't mind working with Queens of the Stone Age, doing some guitar stuff on that. Even Arctic Monkeys. I'd like to do be a bit of guitar with them guys. I'll play on anyone's record to be honest with you.
Steve Jones

Meaning of "Stone Age" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STONE AGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STONE AGE

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Stone Age is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STONE AGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stone Age

The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements with a sharp edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted roughly 3.4 million years, and ended between 6000 BCE and 2000 BCE with the advent of metalworking. Stone Age artifacts include tools used by humans and by their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporaneous genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus. Bone tools were used during this period as well but are rarely preserved in the archaeological record. The Stone Age is further subdivided by the types of stone tools in use. The Stone Age is the first of the three-age system of archaeology, which divides human technological prehistory into three periods: ▪ The Stone Age ▪ The Bronze Age ▪ The Iron Age...

Definition of Stone Age in the English dictionary

The definition of Stone Age in the dictionary is a period in human culture identified by the use of stone implements and usually divided into the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic stages. Other definition of Stone Age is of or relating to this period.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STONE AGE

Stone sheep

WORDS THAT END LIKE STONE AGE

advantage
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badge
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by and large
challenge
change
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college
coverage
damage
dodge
Neolithic Age
New Age
New Stone Age
Old Stone Age
Stone-Age
the Third Age
Third Age

Synonyms and antonyms of Stone Age in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Stone Age» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

石器时代
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Edad de Piedra
570 millions of speakers

English

Stone Age
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पाषाण युग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العصر الحجري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Каменный век
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Idade da Pedra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রস্তরযুগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

âge de pierre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zaman Batu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Steinzeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

石器時代
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

석기 시대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stone Age
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Stone Age
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Translator English - Tamil

கற்கலாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाषाणयुग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Taş Devri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stone Age
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stone Age
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кам´яний вік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Epoca de piatră
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Εποχή του Λίθου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Steentydperk
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

stenåldern
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Stone Age
5 millions of speakers

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The term «Stone Age» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.528 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Stone Age

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6 QUOTES WITH «STONE AGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Stone Age.
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Sergio Aguero
I'm often asked where my nickname 'Kun' comes from. My parents says it was a Japanese cartoon I used to watch on television when I was very young, set in the Stone Age, where the main character was a boy called Kum Kum, the little caveman.
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Richard Armitage
Be prepared to be bombed. Be prepared to go back to the Stone Age.
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Joseph Barbera
I cannot say who, precisely, came up with the idea of a Stone Age family.
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Jacques Barzun
If civilization has risen from the Stone Age, it can rise again from the Wastepaper Age.
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Steve Jones
I wouldn't mind working with Queens of the Stone Age, doing some guitar stuff on that. Even Arctic Monkeys. I'd like to do be a bit of guitar with them guys. I'll play on anyone's record to be honest with you.
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Chuck Klosterman
A whole bunch of months passed and I didn't hear anything and then he emailed and asked if I could do a little piece on POD and Queens of the Stone Age.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STONE AGE»

Discover the use of Stone Age in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Stone Age and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stone Age Boy
Mixing flight of fancy with prehistoric facts, Satoshi Kitamura ushers us back to a time of surprising innovation and artistic expression, shown in cave paintings visible to this day.
Satoshi Kitamura, 2007
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The Lost Civilizations of the Stone Age
An Oxford-educated scholar of Stone Age culture demonstrates that the achievements used to define "civilization"--writing, math, science, art, religion, and concern for our companions--all existed in remote prehistory. of line drawings.
Richard Rudgley, 2000
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A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the ...
Basic Approach Developed as a comprehensive introductory work for scholars and students of ancient and early medieval Indian history, this books provides the most exhaustive overview of the subject.
Upinder Singh, 2008
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Stone Age Economics
This book addresses a central problem of anthropology: the nature and appropriate analysis of economic life.
Marshall David Sahlins, 2004
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Ug: Boy Genius of the Stone Age and His Search for Soft Trousers
Ug and his parents live in the Stone Age.
Raymond Briggs, 2002
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Human Beginnings in South Africa: Uncovering the Secrets of ...
In this book Hilary and Janette Deacon present the results of nearly 150 years of archaeological research that follows the progress of our Stone Age ancestors from these early beginnings to the late nineteenth century.
H. J. Deacon, Janette Deacon, 1999
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Earth Knack: Stone Age Skills for the 21st Century
Chuck it all and live in a cave? No way! Adopt some Stone Age skills? Absolutely! This information-packed book doesn't just talk, it shows you ways to bring the best of our environment into your life.
Bart Blankenship, 1996
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The Stone Age
Discusses the long period of human history known as the Stone Age during which humans evolved into beings capable of inventing and using increasingly sophisticated tools and creating complex social groupings.
Patricia D. Netzley, 1997
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The Earlier Stone Age Settlement of Scandinavia
In this book Grahame Clark examines the expansion of human settlement into Scandinavia with particular emphasis on the economic aspects of the societies under discussion.
Grahame Clark, 1975
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Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Midcontinental and ...
"This is an important new reference work for the professional archaeologist as well as the student and collector.
Noel D. Justice, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STONE AGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Stone Age is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stone Age Britons Were Eating Wheat 2000 Years Before They …
Scientists have learned a lot about our distant ancestors from DNA that's thousands of years old. Like the fact that we've inherited some Neanderthal DNA, ... «NPR, Feb 15»
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'We're the real Flintstones!' Volunteers try to survive Stone Age in …
Yet for the intrepid volunteers, whose ages range from 20 to 65, it all begins as a ... The programme makers replicated the lives of our Stone Age ancestors as far ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»
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The Flintstones and WWE: Stone Age Smackdown Trailer
By Eric GoldmanEarlier this year, we saw the Scooby-Doo gang meet the WWE and now we'll find out what happens when Fred Flintstone and his friends and ... «Ve3d.com, Dec 14»
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Highest Stone Age Campsite Reveals Grit of First Americans
Excavation of the sites yielded numerous stone tools, including two "fishtail" arrowheads ... Geologists have shown that the basin was clear of Ice Age glaciers by ... «National Geographic, Oct 14»
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Stone Age groups made similar toolmaking breakthroughs
Early Stone Age populations made their tools much in the same way that Michelangelo would have made his David — by chipping away at a piece of stone until ... «Nature.com, Sep 14»
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Review: Queens of the Stone Age at Reading Festival
When I first heard that Queens of the Stone Age were going to be headlining Reading, I was a bit dubious. They've played the festival countless times before, ... «Reading Post, Aug 14»
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Queens of the Stone Age Thrash Grammys With Dave Grohl, Trent …
The 2014 Grammys closed on gloriously weird note, thanks to a unique collaboration of Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl and Fleetwood ... «RollingStone.com, Jan 14»
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Dave Grohl, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age to Close …
The Grammys will end on a particularly loud note this year, with a closing performance that will feature Dave Grohl, Queens of the Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails ... «RollingStone.com, Jan 14»
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Stone Age Chefs Spiced Up Food Even 6000 Years Ago
The tiny black seeds have a hot, wasabi-like flavor, but they have negligible nutritional value. So the only reason they would end up in a Stone Age crockpot is ... «NPR, Aug 13»
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...Like Clockwork
Is there a more debonair dirtball in rock than Josh Homme? The Queens of the Stone Age frontman is the high priest of grimy rock tradition, exalting in ... «RollingStone.com, Jun 13»

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