PALEOLITHIC Paleolithic : Paleo (ancient) , Lithic (stone) that is: The Stone Age . It is the initial and longest period of the evolution of humanity. It begins from the origin of Humanity until the invention of agriculture, approximately 10,000 years ago. It is characterized by the use of carved stone instruments and a destructive economy based on hunting, fishing and gathering food plants. When we refer to the economy as destructive, it is because humans do not replace what they take from nature, so they had to move to another place to get it again. The utensils and weapons used were made of flint, a hard stone from which if you strike hard, very sharp edges are obtained. Throughout the entire Paleolithic the techniques were improving and arrowheads, bows, hooks, piercers, harpoons, sewing needles, hand axes, propellers, among others, were used. It must be remembered that during a large part of the Paleolithic period, humans lived in the times of the ice ages, therefore it was necess...