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Describe in short the three stages of the Stone Age.

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The three stages of the Stone Age are :

(i) Palaeolithic Age: In this period, man used crude stone tools and weapons and led a nomadic life. It was also known as the 'Old Stone Age'.

(ii) Mesolithic Age: In this age/ man used microlithic stone tools which were bounded or joined re handles or sticks of wood/bamboo. In this age, man started domesticating animals. It was also known as the ''Middle Stone Age".

(iii) Neolithic Age: In this age/ man used polished stone tools, domesticated animals, used tools for agriculture and led a settled life. It was also known as the 'New Stone Age'.