Early Technology

A brief history of the earliest technological advancements

The Stone Age

Our ancestors used rocks to, well, rock each other. Literally. Learn more about early tools

They also used sticks to, you know, stick things together. And to communicate

Life in the Stone Age was, well, a real grind

But don't just take our word for it, read the studies

More Stone Age fun

The Bronze Age

Our ancestors discovered metal! And used it to make... more rocks. Learn more about early metalworking

Bronze Age society: where the elite were all about the bronze Bronze Age sociology: the study of bronze-ists
Bronze Age tech: where the most impressive achievement was the wheel From the Bronze Age to the Neolithic Era: when our ancestors learned to farm, sort of