The Stone Age has an extensive history because it was the period in which the stone had many uses across the globe. It was the most extended period in history that lasted over 3.4 M years. By this time, humans were using primitive stone tools. However, the period came to concussion over the past 5000 years ago.
At this time, human shared the planet with many extinct relatives. According to experts, most stone tools were developed earlier by primate ancestors since most modern apes managed to use stone tools to acquire food.