Paleolithic vs. Mesolithic

Paleolithicadjective

(informal) Extremely outdated.

Paleolithicadjective

Of or pertaining to an era marked by early stone implements. The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the earlier half of the "Stone Age;" the remains belonging to it are for the most part of extinct animals, with relics of human beings.

Paleolithicnoun

second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,00 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC

Paleolithicadjective

of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic);

Paleolithic

The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic or Palæolithic (), also called the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory distinguished by the original development of stone tools that covers c. 99% of the period of human technological prehistory.

Mesolithicnoun

middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ago

Mesolithicadjective

of or relating to a middle period of the Stone Age (following the paleolithic)

Mesolithic

The Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, mesos λίθος, lithos ) is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The term Epipaleolithic is often used synonymously, especially for outside northern Europe, and for the corresponding period in the Levant and Caucasus.