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The Pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic period to European colonization during the Early Modern period. While the phrase pre-Columbian era literally refers only to the time preceding Christopher Columbus's voyages of 1492, in practice the phrase is usually used to denote the en
1 Prehistory is the period that begins with the appearance of the human being, about five million years ago, and finishes with the invention of writing, about 6,000 years ago. 2  It is a long period divided into three stages: the Palaeolithic Age, the NeolithicAge and the Metal Age. It is a long period divided into three stages: the Palaeolithic Age, the NeolithicAge and the Metal Age. 2  The Palaeolithic Age began with our first ancestors and finished about 10,000 years ago. 3  During that period, human beings used tools made of stone and lived on hunting and gathering.