Korea’s prehistoric age consists of mainly the Neolithic and Paleolithic age.
The Paleolithic age starts form approximately B.C 25,000,000 until B.C 1,000 and Neolithic age is until B.C 1,000. The Paleolithic age is the oldest cultural stage in the human history.
Their lifestyle mainly consisted of hunting and collecting. During the Paleolithic age, mankind used tools made from cracking rock, called the chipped stone tool.
Korea’s history starts with the Paleolithic age.
People’s lifestyles developed from the earth ware, used in the Neolithic age, until the use of metallic items. The lives mainly consisted of hunting, collecting. During this period, mankind used polished stone tool. The stones were sharpened and produced for use as stone knives, arrowhead, axes, etc. During the Bronze Age (B.C 1000 until B.C 300~400) a Variety of weapons were created such as the mandolin shaped bronze sword the thin bronze sword.
The Iron Age followed the Bronze Age. The Iron weapon, which was much stronger, changed the method of war and tactics.