the Stone Age
noun
: the oldest period in which human beings are known to have existed : the age during which humans made and used stone tools
—often used figuratively to suggest something outmoded
His political ideas are from the Stone Age.
I'm still using a Stone Age computer.
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Samples containing the genome of Plasmodium vivax, a malaria-causing parasite, were detected across Europe throughout a long stretch of history, from the Stone Age to the 18th century, demonstrating that in the prehistoric era, malaria was not just a tropical disease.
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Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
Einstein might say that each giant step forward is really taking us a giant step closer to the Stone Age.
—Bob Lorentson, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2024
There’s a digital platform for nearly every service worldwide, so why is booking a moving company trapped in the Stone Age?
—Chris Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
Of the sites that survive here from this late era of the Stone Age, the village of Skara Brae, on the Mainland, is the best known – but the Knap of Howar, on Papa Westray, is at least 400 years older.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 2 June 2024
Based on the shape of the hook, archaeologists dated it to the Stone Age in the middle or late Mesolithic period, officials said.
County archaeologist Agathe Smørholm told the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. that the fish hook is extremely rare and very exciting.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Navarro had been out of the group due to symptoms from long COVID and was replaced on the road in recent years by former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist/Pearl Jam multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer and Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 May 2024
Halle Berry's made a few historic firsts in her storied career, but what about being the first Black woman of the Stone Age?
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 27 May 2024
The festival continues through Sunday at the Napa Valley Expo with such artists as The Offspring, Queens of the Stone Age, Stephen Marley, Norah Jones and Ed Sheeran set to perform.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
Einstein might say that each giant step forward is really taking us a giant step closer to the Stone Age.
—Bob Lorentson, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2024
There’s a digital platform for nearly every service worldwide, so why is booking a moving company trapped in the Stone Age?
—Chris Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
Of the sites that survive here from this late era of the Stone Age, the village of Skara Brae, on the Mainland, is the best known – but the Knap of Howar, on Papa Westray, is at least 400 years older.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 2 June 2024
Based on the shape of the hook, archaeologists dated it to the Stone Age in the middle or late Mesolithic period, officials said.
County archaeologist Agathe Smørholm told the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. that the fish hook is extremely rare and very exciting.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
Navarro had been out of the group due to symptoms from long COVID and was replaced on the road in recent years by former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist/Pearl Jam multi-instrumentalist Josh Klinghoffer and Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 May 2024
Halle Berry's made a few historic firsts in her storied career, but what about being the first Black woman of the Stone Age?
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 27 May 2024
The festival continues through Sunday at the Napa Valley Expo with such artists as The Offspring, Queens of the Stone Age, Stephen Marley, Norah Jones and Ed Sheeran set to perform.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
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