Ever wonder what life was like before fancy gadgets and, well, everything else? Welcome to the Chipped Stone Age, also known as the Paleolithic Period. This period lasted a whopping 2.5 million years, from roughly 2.5 million years ago to about 12,000 years ago. That’s a long time to be chipping away at rocks!
So, what makes this age so “chipped” you ask? Well, back then, folks hadn’t discovered metal yet. Instead, they relied on chipping stone to make tools and weapons. Think of it like using a rock as a hammer and another rock as a chisel to create sharp edges and points. Pretty ingenious, right?