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New Stone Age
It began about 10,000 years ago and lasted until about 5,000 years ago. During the New Stone Age humans made great improvements in technology in a shorter time span. The beginning of the New Stone Age was marked by new techniques in stoneworking. Polished rock tools then came into widespread use. When the last of the glaciers retreated at the end of the Ice Age, humans began to experiment with growing wild plants as food crops. At the same time people began to domesticate, or tame wild animals. The New Stone Age ended when people discovered metals and metalworking.

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By Olivia Restivo