STONE AGE – when man became…

Monday, August 3 to Sunday, August 9, 2026 The "Stone Age," the oldest and at over 2.5 million years the longest epoch of humanity, is sometimes underestimated as the supposedly "most primitive" cultural stage of modern humans. Stone tools are dismissed as "simple" and "crude," while the image of Stone Age men and women is shaped by ape-like cave dwellers wrapped in animal skins. In fact, archaeological research allows us to revise this antiquated and thoroughly false image of our distant ancestors! The creation of a flint arrowhead is neither a trivial nor a simple task, nor did the first humans huddle shivering in musty caves: they were explorers and revolutionaries who faced the harshest environmental conditions, populated the entire planet, and learned agriculture and animal husbandry with the onset of the Neolithic period. Clothing was woven and sewn, tools and weapons were made from wood, bone, and antler, people tattooed themselves, brewed beer, and understood the healing properties of numerous plants. Archaeologist Jean-Loup Ringot will show you the Stone Age like you have never seen it before! Tip: At Mr. Ringot's booth, you can experience the Stone Age in all its facets up close.